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A review by clay1st
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
5.0
This is a short and straightforward story told very simply (an extended fable really). It is up to the reader to read emotional depth into it, which I found that I could - for others this story may not resonate with them. To give yourself the best chance of coming away with more feeling than the words on the page I'd advise finishing this small book in no more than a few days, ideally a just 1-2 sittings.
Is this the story about transition and aging or is the conspicuous 'oldness' of this fisherman distraction? Does the boy represent our youth or more accurately our childhood? Are we all the old man, throughout our entire lives.
I think we all recognize the feelings that old man has along his boat trip even if we don't have cut up callouses on our hands and raw dolphin for lunch.
Is this the story about transition and aging or is the conspicuous 'oldness' of this fisherman distraction? Does the boy represent our youth or more accurately our childhood? Are we all the old man, throughout our entire lives.
I think we all recognize the feelings that old man has along his boat trip even if we don't have cut up callouses on our hands and raw dolphin for lunch.