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The Old Man and the Sea, a story that pursues persistence and determination, but also a book which I think should have won the Pulitzer Prize. I don't think the book is deserving of the Pulitzer Prize because the story confuses readers by going back and forth from Santiago's past and his present. For example Santiago reflects on his past, dream wise and as for as how he used to be or what he used to like. Santiago always goes back in time in his mind and talks about how he used to be. He talks about how he "used" to dream about women, but "presently" he dreams of lions instead.
Likewise he also says how turtle hunting used to be and talks about his three day arm wrestle with the African American man. He compares, later on his turtle hunting and how it used to be and how different it is now. He talks of his past strength and emphasizes how old and weak he is now.
In conclusion, that explains how some readers may get confused or lost in Santiago's past and present since he is always reflecting on or comparing them. I'm not sure if I would recommend this book to someone, it depends if the person likes a book that is very detailed and repetitive. For example, a repetitive part of the book is when Santiago keeps wishing that the boy was there with him to help him fish. Whenever he doesn't he think he can do something or if he gets exited about something in specific, he wishes that the boy was there with him. I think there are too many examples of both very detailed and repetitive parts in the story.
Another important thing is that some of the sentences are very detailed and clocklike. An example of the book being detailed is when he goes into detail about certain things such as his personal life and his worries and him using big words to explain small things such as "treachery". I think that the author (Ernest Hemmingway) could of made things a little more simple and understandable for readers.
Concluding, the old man and the sea is a story that pursues persistence and determination but also a book that, I think should not have deserved to win the Pulitzer Prize.
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Ernest uses very vivid detail in order to put a picture in the readers head and keep them interested in the story. In the Santiago is a very old and humble man who is a fisher and hasn't caught a fish in 84 days. Santiago gets his big break when he hooks a very large marlin and is pulled out to sea by this large fish, way out to sea. After Santiago is done tying the Marlin to his boat a shark picks up the scent of the blood and bites a chunk out of the fish only to die by Santiago's spear as Ernest explains this death and the death of the later sharks to come with much detail making this one of my favorite parts in the book.
Hemmingway has a very unique style and has a good way of grabbing the reader's attention. Ernest doesn't use very complicated confusing words, he uses some Cuban sayings that are hard to follow but don't leave you wondering because most of the time he explains what they mean later on in the book. It seems that Santiago wrote this book kind of depressed and not too happily, I think this is what gives Ernest a very different unique way of writing.
The Old Man and the Sea is entertaining and keeps your attention. Attention grabbers are one thing that Ernest did very well when he wrote this novel. He says attention grabbing things and once he gets you sucked in you just want to keep on reading.
Overall this book is entertaining and is worth reading, although it could get very slow at times the slow parts are even entertaining. Ernest made this book very easy to follow and understand and deserved to win the title of one of the best books ever written. So as for my opinion I think that this book is worth reading and is very entertaining and somewhat action packed.
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Nick Lyons is a great writer on his own and he has had much of a collection to work with in preparing this book. His [Lyons] piecing of this puzzle has made good sense and his additions have overwhelmed the possibilities.
La historia es sobre un viejo pescador que está en un periodo de mala suerte y sale a pescar. Durante el tiempo que dura la pesca muestra las bellezas y peligros del mar, reflexiona sobre el hombre y su parecido y diferencias con criaturas marinas, enseña que cada persona es producto de su pasado y así sucesivamente.
Es una novela sin sobresaltos, para que chicos y grandes la disfruten.