TheOldManandtheSea,anovellabyAmericanwriterErnestHemingway,waswritteninCubain1951andpublishedin1952.Itrecountsanepicbattlebetweenanoldfishermanandagiantmerlin.HemingwayreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebookin1953andwontheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954.HewasbornonJuly21,1899,anddiedonJuly2,1961.Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeated.TheOldManandtheSeaDescribesCubanfishermanSantiago,the"oldman"inthetitle.AnyonecanbeafishermaninMay.TheOldManandtheSeaHenolongerdreamedofstorms,norofwomen,norofgreatoccurrences,norofgreatfish,norfights,norcontestsofstrength,norofhiswife.HeonlydreamedofplacesnowandofthelionsonthebeaChapterTheyplayedlikeyoungcatsintheduskandhelovedthemashelovedtheboy.TheOldManandtheSeaWhydidtheymakebirdssodelicateandfineasthoseseaswallowswhentheoceancanbesocruel?Sheiskindandverybeautiful.Butshecanbesocruelanditcomessosuddenlyandsuchbirdsthatfly,dippingandhunting,withtheirsmallsadvoicesaremadetoodelicatelyforthesea.TheOldManandtheSeaButtheoldmanalwaysthoughtofherasfeminineandassomethingthatgaveorwithheldgreatfavors,andifshedidwildorwickedthingsitwasbecauseshecouldnothelpthem.Themoonaffectsherasitdoesawoman,hethought.TheOldManandtheSeaNowisthetimetothinkofonlyonething.ThatwhichIwasbornfor.TheOldManandtheSeaIwishIhadtheboy.TheOldManandtheSeaSantiagolongsforthecompanionshipoftheboyManolin,hisloyalfriend.Heiswonderfulandstrangeandwhoknowshowoldheis,hethought.NeverhaveIhadsuchastrongfishnoronewhoactedsostrangely...Hecannotknowthatitisonlyonemanagainsthim,northatitisanoldman.Butwhatagreatfishheisandwhatwillhebringinthemarketifthefleshisgood.TheOldManandtheSeaMychoicewastogothereandfindhimbeyondallpeople.Beyondallpeopleintheworld.Nowwearejoinedtogetherandhavebeensincenoon.Andnoonetohelpeitherofus.TheOldManandtheSeaFish,Iloveyouandrespectyouverymuch.ButIwillkillyoudeadbeforethisdayends.TheOldManandtheSeaThecloudswerebuildingupnowforthetradewindandhelookedaheadandsawaflightofwildducksetchingthemselvesagainsttheskyoverthewater,thenblurring,thenetchingagainandheknewnomanwaseveraloneonthesea.TheOldManandtheSeaIfIwerehimIwouldputineverythingnowandgountilsomethingbroke.But,thankGod,theyarenotasintelligentaswewhokillthem;althoughtheyaremorenobleandmoreable.TheOldManandtheSeaButImusthavetheconfidenceandImustbeworthyofthegreatDiMaggiowhodoesallthingsperfectlyevenwiththepainofthebonespurinhisheel.TheOldManandtheSea"Thefishismyfriendtoo,"hesaidaloud."Ihaveneverseenorheardofsuchafish.ButImustkillhim.I'mgladwedonothavetokillthestars.TheOldManandtheSeaItisgoodthatwedonothavetotrytokillthesunorthemoonorthestars.Itisenoughtoliveontheseaandkillourtruebrothers.TheOldManandtheSeaAmanisneverlostatsea.TheOldManandtheSeaFish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Doyouhavetokillmetoo?TheOldManandtheSeaYouarekillingme,fish,theoldmanthought.Butyouhavearightto.NeverhaveIseenagreater,ormorebeautiful,oracalmerormorenoblethingthanyou,brother.Comeonandkillme.Idonotcarewhokillswho.TheOldManandtheSeaThenthefishcamealive,withhisdeat