One of the world’s greatest classics, “The Old Man and the Sea” revolves around a man who’s poor and fishes for a living. He goes out and manages to snag his line on a humongous fish, who eventually drags him all over the ocean.
The old man refuses to give up, even though he’s running out of supplies and is also becoming wounded.
I, personally, didn’t enjoy this book. I found it to be very boring to read, although I do believe that one should read it just because it’s one of the most important books in the English speaking world. Who knows why (I heard rumors that the main character is supposed to symbolize Jesus…?).
Everyone says it is extremely well written, however, I respectfully disagree. Ernest Hemmingway has a signature style of simplistic writing. Now, do tell me how in the world he can use that to show off knowing how to write a book that’s “well-written”? Exactly. The only part well-written was the part when Ernest Hemmingway describes the the scales of the fish hitting the sunlight in vivid detail.
February 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
You obviously missed the whole point of the book. I suggest you give it one more try. The above “book report” suggests you hardly read it at all. Remember, E.H. was not writing for a supermarket tabloid. Maybe study the definition of perseverance. One of Hemingway’s hidden meanings is that the things you strive for may not be what you thought they were in the end. Many hidden meanings in this book. If you want more complicated writing just read a technical manual.