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    The document provides an analysis of symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It discusses how Hemingway uses various symbols to represent broader ideas. It gives examples like the man representing courage and determination, the sea representing life, and the fish representing man's desires. The sharks symbolize adverse circumstances that try to deprive man of his efforts. Birds flying over the skiff symbolize hope. Overall, the document examines how Hemingway employs symbols to express themes and the situations of the characters in the novel.

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    The document provides an analysis of symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It discusses how Hemingway uses various symbols to represent broader ideas. It gives examples like the man representing courage and determination, the sea representing life, and the fish representing man's desires. The sharks symbolize adverse circumstances that try to deprive man of his efforts. Birds flying over the skiff symbolize hope. Overall, the document examines how Hemingway employs symbols to express themes and the situations of the characters in the novel.

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    The document provides an analysis of symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It discusses how Hemingway uses various symbols to represent broader ideas. It gives examples like the man representing courage and determination, the sea representing life, and the fish representing man's desires. The sharks symbolize adverse circumstances that try to deprive man of his efforts. Birds flying over the skiff symbolize hope. Overall, the document examines how Hemingway employs symbols to express themes and the situations of the characters in the novel.

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    SYMBOLISM IN

    THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA


    By Earnest Hemingway

    “The old man and the sea” is symbolic novel. A symbol is something that means
    more than it is infact. Symbolism means the representation of objects, moods and
    ideas through the medium symbols. The old man and the sea is a symbolic because
    the following words are used as symbols for example, Man, Sea , Manolin , Fish ,
    Sharks , Birds, moreover the simple back ground is the symbol of the humble
    situation and environment in which a common man is living.
    Hemingway uses symbols to express his point of view and the situation in
    which the characters are put in. Manelin symbolizes Santiago’s youth. When the
    old man is tired he says, “I wish the boy was here.” And “I wish I had the boy”.
    The boy is infact a lost youth of old man. When he expresses his desire to have the
    boy with him he musters up his courage. But when he realizes that he is alone, he
    cries, “You have not got the boy…”
    Man stands for the courage and determination. Man fights against she
    adverse circumstances and eventually succeeds whether the victory is physical or
    moral. According to him, “Man can be destroyed but not defeated.” The sea
    symbolizes “Life” and the waves of the sea symbolize the hardships and
    difficulties of man. “The Fish” in the novel is man’s desires who is always after
    them to fulfill. “The sharks” in the novel symbolize the natural faces who always
    try to deprive the man the fruit of his efforts. They also symbolized the adverse
    circumstances, which are on the way towards victory. The recollections of
    DiMaggio and the memories of his hand wrestling also serve a symbolic purpose.
    A man has to fight the battle of life alone but there are certain props he needs in
    his cbb of life. “Birds flight” before the skiff and over the certain part symbolizes
    the beam of hope and hope for achieving goal.
    THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
    Q:4 Describe the significance of Santiago’s dreaming of the lions and the
    island? (Words=250)
    Ans: The dreaming of lions is great significance in the old man’s adventurous life.
    In his childhood Santiago had seen lions playing like cats on the sea cost of Africa.
    The Lions reminded him his pleasant happy past that was full freedom and
    adventure. In his old age the dreams of lions revived in him the same adventurous
    spirit and youthful energy:. In his dream lions coming to seashore as he sat on his
    village bed. They served him as a symbol of pride, power, energy and action. They
    reminded him his brutish power, he once possessed by which he had defeated the
    Negro and established himself as a champion. The imagination of Lions increased
    his confidence. The writer tells that in his old age he did not dream of storms, big
    fish big cities, big competitions, women and his wife but of the Lions that played
    like young cats and he loved them as he loved the boy. It means that the Lions and
    the boy both inspired his strength and energy for action. They were the symbol of
    youth for him. In the old man’s mind the Lions represented natural power that
    could remove all odds and obstacles in his way. In the novel the old man dreams
    the Lions when he goes on the great fishing expedition. During his conversation
    with the boy he refers quite proudly about the start of his fishing carrier when he
    proceeded to African seacoast as a boy on the boat. The shows that the Lions
    contributed and inspired spiritually to the fundamental character of his personality.
    We also notice that at the end of the novel when he decides to renew his fishing
    expedition with the boy he again dreams about the Lions. The Lions revive his
    courage and valour to fight against all odds and achieve the final objective at all
    cost.

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