History - The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and The Sea reflects two major events very well.  One of course is fising.  People were looking to get money and the people around Santiago's community were getting that money by fishing.  To me it sounded like there was really no other way to get money, so the only way to get it was fishing and it sounded like everybody enjoyed fishing.  The other event that I found was reflected very well was the mentioning of Joe Dimaggio (Hemingway, 17, 21, 22).  The book refers to Joe Dimaggio playing through a bone spur and Santiago saying he could go through his pain if Joe Dimaggio could play through a bone spur.  This really reflects history well because Joe Dimaggio did have a bone spur and he did play through all of the pain. I think that the author puts responsiblities on grown-ups to be role models for the youth.  Santiago was a very good role model for the young boy and the young boy looked up to him.  I believe that the author believes that there needs to be a person a child can look up to.  I do not only believe that he meant ir for the time when the book was written but I believe that he put this in to the book to show that children look up to adults and they need to realize that and be a good influence on them.  I believ that two sports played a influence on the author.  Fishing and baseball were mentioned all of the time and I believe that they influenced him.  The author could have grown up around fishing or baseball and that is what might have influenced him to write this book.  Seeing this paints a picture in my mind that the author was a very active person.  This may not seem like it is a big deal but it makes me appreciate the book more because I know that the author appreciated the outdoors and he was very active.

Bibliography

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 1996. Print.