The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic struggle between an old experienced fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. During eighty-four days Santiago, a Cuban fisherman old has put to sea and returned empty-handed. So conspicuously unlucky is that the parents of his young devoted apprentice and friend, Manolin, have forced the boy to leave the old man in order to fish in a more prosperous boat. However, the old boy continues to care on his return every night. He helps the old man tote his gear to his ramshackle hut, secures food for him, and the latest developments are discussed in American baseball, especially the trials of old hero, Joe DiMaggio. Santiago is confident that his unproductive streak will soon come to an end, and having to sail out more than usual the next day.
In eighty-five days of his unlucky streak , Santiago not as promised , sailing his skiff far beyond the shallow coastal waters of the island and venture into the Gulf Stream . He prepares his lines and drops . At noon, a large fish , which he knows is a marlin, takes the bait that Santiago has placed one hundred fathoms deep in the waters. The old man expertly hooks the fish , but can not pull it in. Instead, the fish begins to pull the boat.
Unable to tie the line fast to the boat for fear the fish will snap a taut line , the old man bears the tension of the line with your shoulders , back and hands, ready to play if the marlin make a run . The fish pulls the boat all day , all night , through another day and night . Nothing is steadily northwest until at last it tires and nothing east with the current. All the time, Santiago suffers constant pain from the fishing line . Whenever the fish lunges , leaps , or makes a dash for freedom, the cord cuts Santiago badly. Although wounded and weary, the old man feels a deep empathy and admiration for the marlin, his brother in suffering , strength and determination.
On the third day , the fish tires , and Santiago , lack of sleep, pain, and nearly delirious , manages to pull the needle close enough to kill him with a spear thrust. Dead by the boat, the marlin is the largest Santiago has ever seen. Attacks his boat up the little mast, and sailed for home . Although Santiago is excited by the price to bring the marlin on the market , which is more concerned that people will eat fish are not worthy of his greatness.
As Santiago navigates with fish , blood needle leaves a trail in the water and attracts sharks. The first attack is a great mako shark, which Santiago manages to slay with the harpoon . In the struggle , the old man loses the harpoon and valuable rope length , leaving it vulnerable to other shark attacks. The old combat successive vicious predators as best you can , with a crude spear stabbing makes whipping a knife to an oar , and even hit them with the helm of the ship . Although kills several sharks increasingly appear , and when night falls , Santiago continued struggle against scavengers is useless. Devour the precious meat of the needle, leaving only skeleton , head and tail. Santiago chastises himself for going "too far " and for sacrificing his great and worthy opponent. He arrives home before daybreak , stumbles back to his shack , and sleeps very deeply.
The next morning , a crowd of amazed fishermen gathers around the skeletal carcass of the fish , which is still attached to the boat. Knowing nothing of the struggle of the old man , tourists at a nearby café observe the remains of the giant marlin and mistake it for a shark. Manolin , who have been concerned about the absence of the elder, was moved to tears when he finds Santiago safe in his bed. The child gets the old man some coffee and newspapers with baseball scores , and watches him sleep . When they wake up the old man , the two agree to fish as partners once more. The old man returns to sleep and dreams his usual lions at play on the beaches of Africa dream.
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