The Old Man and the Sea also has a lot of imagery. A big example of imagery in this book is when Santiago dreams about the lions. (Hemingway, 25) This is imagery because it is something that causes emotion, Imagery is sort of similar to symbolism, but not quite. when Santiago dreams about the lions I think that sometimes it represents his youth. Most of his dreams deal with young lions that play on the beach, that is why I think that it must be about wanting some of his youth back. That is also part of the reason why I think Santiago wants to catch a fish so bad and why he goes out to sea everyday only to catch nothing. I think he goes out there everyday because he feels like he has something to prove. He has to prove that he is still young and is still capable of doing such things. I also think that he dreams about lions rather than other animals because lions are very strong hunters. They are at the top of the food chain, but in order to stay at the top, they must go out and hunt to prove that they are still the best. I think that Santiago may be doing the same thing. He wants to go out and catch the marlin in order to prove that he can.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scibner Paperback Fiction, 1995. Print.
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