There are not that many characters in The Old Man and the Sea. Therefore, I'm just going to go in depth about the few main ones starting with the main character, Santiago. Santiago is of Cuban descent and is older in age. He fishes for a living and lives in a small shack on the coast. He relies on his friend Manolin and they talk about each others day and if they caught any good fish. (Hemingway, 11)Santiago is very determined when trying to catch the marlin and also has great courage and patience. In the end Santiago does not end up aving the fish, but he and Manolin still plan to go out and keep fishing.
Manolin is Santiago's best friend. Manolin is a young man and takes care of Santiago. Manolin makes sure that Santiago returns safely from sea and cares for him when he is at home.(Hemingway, 123) Besides being his caretaker, Manolin is also Santiago's apprentice. He learns many things from Santiago and begs him to let him continue to go fishing with him even though Santiago does not catch much.
Last, but not least, there is the marlin. The marlin in the end measures eighteen feet long and Santiago is unable to pull him up into the boat. The marlin and Santiago are alot alike in many ways. They both put up a fight for three whole days. Santiago never backed down and neither did the marlin. The fish was destroyed by sharks on the way back to shore. After that, Santiago was destoyed as well.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scibner Paperback
Fiction, 1995. Print.
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