The Old Man and the Sea

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QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE READING Is it true that The Old Man and the Sea throws light on the rest of Hemingway’s work, specifically his religious or philosophical views? What is the significance of the hard-won marlin being devoured by sharks? Hemingway is regarded as a quintessentially ‘American’ writer. What do you make of this? THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA ERNEST HEMINGWAY January 29, 2013

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the ordeal between a fisherman and a marlin at open sea.

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QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE READING

Is it true that The Old Man and the Sea throws light on the rest of Hemingway’s work, specifically his religious or philosophical views? What is the significance of the hard-won marlin being devoured by sharks? Hemingway is regarded as a quintessentially ‘American’ writer. What do you make of this?

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA ERNEST HEMINGWAY

January 29, 2013