The Old Man and The Sea is a wonderful novel that opens our eyes to nature. The underlying theme of this book is that man and nature are equal, and should be treated as an equal. This novel is about an old fisherman who struggles with a gigantic fish; not to be sucessful, but for pride. He clearly represents a Hemingway Hero in all senses of the word, including that he is flawed. Ernest Hemingway has once again made his point through wonderful literature and I would congratulate him on this work of art should he be living