The Old Man and the Sea || important quotes||

 Major Quotes and characters in "The Old Man and the Sea"

The Old Man and the Sea is a novella by American writer Ernest Hemingway. It is centred on an old man named Santiago, who fails continuously for eighty-four days to catch a fish. Ultimately he succeeds in catching an eighteen-fit long fish, a Marlin. However, in the battle with a hunting shark, he loses the flesh of the fish and what remains is the skeleton.

 The story also focuses on the friendship of Santiago and Manolin. Manolin is a boy who used to fish with the old man's boat but because of his failure, his parents asked him to move to another boat. Though Monolin goes to another boat, his friendship with the old man is still the old one. It is Manoline who believes in him despite his continuous failure.

Characters-

It has eight characters.

Santiago; an old man.

Marlin; is the biggest fish.

Manolin; a lad and Santiago's close friend.

Martin; the owner of the Terrace gives food to Santiago.

Pedrico; one who receives the head of Marlin.

Rogelio; is a boy who helps Santiago with his fish net.

Los Galanos; are hunting sharks.

The Mako Shark; is known for its eight rows of teeth.

Important Quotes-

• "Man is not made for death. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

• "Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same colour as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated."  (this quote shows the spirit and strength of the old man. Though he is old and his body has lost its strength and charm of young age, he has not lost his inner youthfulness. And it is being reflected through his eyes.)

• "...Many fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry."

        The old man has control over his emotions.

• "You will not fish without eating while I am alive."

        Manolin said to the old man. It shows the love of the boy for his old friend.

• "I may not be as strong as I think but I know many tricks and I have a resolution."

        The old man says to himself. It shows his resilience against the situation which he is facing. It also depicts the mind is more powerful than physical strength.

• "Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is."

        (when Santiago struggles to catch fish in mid-ocean. His mind gets distracted and numerous thoughts of different kinds start coming into his mind. In that situation, he motivates himself and tries to concentrate on what he is doing. It reveals the perspective of the old man.)

• "Fish, "he said softly, aloud "I will stay with you until I am dead."

• "Most people are heartless about turtles because a turtle's heart will beat for hours after he has been cut up and butchered... I have such a heart too and my feet and hands are like theirs."

• "No one should be alone in their old age."

            (loneliness)

• "I wish I had the e boy."

            (loneliness)

• "Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman, he thought. But that was a thing the I was born for." (human limitation)

• "Be calm and strong old man; he said."
• "And pain does not matter to a man."