![]() ![]() The contest leaves Santiago with cuts on his hands, his back, cramping, and a spell where he almost faints. He also frequently speaks aloud to himself wishing that he had the boy with him. He has great empathy for the fish, referring to it as a brother. Santiago spends the next two days and nights struggling with the fish. ![]() By using himself, he can give the rope slack as needed to keep the line from snapping. Santiago ties the line to his own back, instead of to his skiff, because he believes that the fish might snap the line if it becomes taut against the side of the boat. Instead, the fish begins to tow the skiff. ![]() The old man is unable to pull the fish in to the boat. At around noon, his lines catch a large marlin. On the eighty-fifth day without a catch, Santiago takes his skiff alone beyond the shallow coastal waters and into the Gulf stream. The boy, Manolin, continues checking in on the old man every day, brings him food, and discusses American baseball with him. His luck is so bad that his pupil – at the direction of his parents and against his will – has left him for another boat. Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, has not caught a fish in eighty-four days. To see other books I’ve reviewed, please click HERE. ![]()
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