ADP.2 English An Introduction to Novel The Old Man and The Sea
ADP Part.2 English Novel The Old Man and the Sea This is a thought provoking and motivational novel by a world famous novelist Ernest Hemingway. Basically is is a novella: a short formed novel. It was published in 1952 and after two years of its publication, in 1854 it got Nobel Prize. The major characters of the novel are: 1. Santiago: the protagonist of this novel 2. Manolin: The apprentice of Santiago 3. Marline: The great fish 4. Sharks: These attack the fish and eat its flesh 5. Sea: It acts as a living being in the novel Short Summary of the novel Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who goes for fishing since the last eighty four days but he is unable to catch any fish. He is determined that one day , he would catch a big fish. He never gives up his struggle and goes on for fishing with every sunrise. First forty days of his struggle , he is accompanied by Manolin but after these days his parents shift him to another boat declaring the old man as a salao. On 85th day of his struggl