old man and the sea
 

friends, brothers and sisters
1.kindly post the critical quotations that can be used in THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA assignments.
2. does old man and the sea have a superstitious element?
or any other critical analyses that can help in the novel.
your response will be highly appreciated. thank you

1. Explain the setting of the novel and why it is important to the tale.

2. Describe the physical and mental characteristics of Santiago.

3. Who is Manolin and why is he important to the novel?

4. What does Santiago determine to do on the 85 th day and why?

5. Explain how Hemingway shows that Santiago is in tune with the natural world around him.

6. Explain the basics of what goes on during Santiago’s three- day ordeal.

7. What is grace under pressure and how does Santiago exhibit it?

8. Is Santiago a failure or a hero at the end of the novel? Fully explain your answer.

9. What are the Christian symbols used in the novel?

10. What are the symbols of good and evil in the novel?

11. Explain the importance of DiMaggio and the lions in the novel.

12. Explain how Hemingway structure his novel and unifies the plot.

13. What is the main theme of the novel and how is it developed?

Regards

1.kindly post the critical quotations that can be used in THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA assignments.

in novel there is 1 statement on which sometimes in paper u have to explain wordings
"a man can be died but not defeated"
there r also very important statements which after searching i will tell u tehreem.


2. does old man and the sea have a superstitious element?
yeah i think there is a paragraph in which oldman descripes that form last 84 days he was not able to catch any fish.but for some reason he is now hopeful or optimistic for his good time.read that perah u will definately got the points.

there r also some important questions on which u should concetrate like
1.the hand game b/w negro and the oldman
2.ending of novel most important when he got back without catching any fish
actually ironically oldman caught fish but sharks attacked and ate all the flesh of fish so ironically he caught fish but not.
at that time oldman's thought and expression r very important according to paper's point of u.
3.third point that yankees were inspirational for oldman why?
u should also give attention to this part.
[[B] my sincere advice to u is that u should buy past 10 papers of B.A english of punjab university on which there is separate section for this NOVEL.it is also available with solutions.[/B]
it will help u alot at least u got an idea that on which parts u should need to work more because on that there are very valuable data in regard to EXAMS.
[B]best of luck :)[/B]

Old man and the sea
 

Brother the correct line is:

`A man can be destroyed but not defeated.`

Imported quatation
 

Man is not made for defeat.
Every day is a new day.
i do not care who kills who.


these lines show the grace, will power and determination of old man.

Important Quotaitions which is have in the novel The old man and the sea
 

Students can use the following important lines from the novel while answering the examination question.
1." A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
2." But man is not made for defeat."
3." And pain does not matter to a man."
4." But I will show him what a man can do and what a man endures."
5." I will stay with you until I am dead."
6." I will fight them until I die."
7." Think of what you are doing, you must do nothing stupid."
8." Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky."
9." You violated your luck when you went too for outside."
10." Luck is a thing that comes in many forms and who can recognize her?"
11." But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg."
12." But I will try it as long as I have the oars and the short club and the tiller."

What should be the main theme/central idea of the novel??

[QUOTE=Farrukh Aziz;459807]What should be the main theme/central idea of the novel??[/QUOTE]

Consider this quote as the main theme,

[B] A man can be destroyed but not defeated.[/B]

Basically the novel revolves around the [B]'Real strength'[/B] of man.[B]'Struggle'[/B] is declared as the honour of man and [B]'Hope'[/B] is called as the essence of life.