Questions tagged [the-old-man-and-the-sea]
Questions related to the 1951 novel "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. Use this tag with the [ernest-hemingway] tag.
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What did Hemingway mean by "the setting of the sun is a difficult time for all fish"?
In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, the Old Man has hooked a huge marlin, which is pulling his boat out to sea. Meanwhile, using another line, he has caught a "dolphin" (meaning a ...
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In "The Old Man and the Sea", what happened to the ridiculous fish?
In the pretty end of Hemingway's story 'The Old Man and The Sea', was the fish all eaten by sharks? Did Santiago have his own share?
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The Old Man And The Sea - why didn't Santiago cut up at least part of the Marlin, and stored them on board of the skiff?
In Hemingway's book The Old Man And The Sea, after catching the mighty Marlin, and coming to the conclusion that the sharks are probably going to consume the entire Marlin - why didn't Santiago just ...
