Assignment ( A study of novel)

                    Maharanishree Nankuwarba Arts And Commerce College 

                    Name :- Rizvi syeda mariyam zehra 

                    Subject :- A study of novel 

                     T.Y.B.A-sem 5

                     Home assignment, class assignment, essay 

                                                     Sense and Sensibility-JaneAusten

Home assignment 

● About Jane Austen:

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known

primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the

English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

Born : 16 December 1775

Steventon, Hampshire, England

Died : 18 July 1817 (aged 41)

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Occupation : Novelist

● Notable work :

● Sense and Sensibility (1811)

● Pride and Prejudice (1813)

● Mansfield Park (1814)

● Emma (1816)

● Northanger Abbey (1817)

● Persuasion (1817)

● Sense and Sensibility (working title; Elinor and Marianne) is the first novel by

the English author Jane Austen, published in 1811.

Characters :

Henry Dashwood

Husband of Mrs. Dashwood, and father of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret; also has

a son, John, from a previous marriage. He dies at the beginning of the novel, leaving

his wife and daughters little money and his son his esta

John Dashwood

Mr. Dashwood's only son, he is selfish and miserly and mostly unpleasant to his

half-sisters. Married to Fanny Dashwood, who is even more selfish and

mean-spirited than he.

Mrs. Dashwood

Mother of Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, she has a romantic temperament and is

very close to her daughters. She hopes to see them all married off well, yet is not the

voice of reason that perhaps she should be.

Elinor Dashwood

At 19, she is the oldest of the Dashwood girls, she has a great deal of common

sense and is bet out of her family at dealing with people. She is a dramatic foil to her

sister, Marianne, in that she tempers her emotions and judgments with good sense

and discretion. Prefers to keep her troubles secret, as she is always trying to make

sure that her mother and sisters are untroubled by her private woes.

Marianne Dashwood

Two years younger than Elinor, she is thoroughly youthful, impetuous, and

thoroughly immersed in romantic ideals. She lacks the sense and discretion of Elinor,

preferring to express exactly what she feels and hold nothing back. Elinor often has

to apologize on her sister's behalf, as Marianne makes few attempts to be polite or

mask her feelings of contempt for those people she dislikes.

Margaret Dashwood

The youngest Dashwood girl, she is thirteen; she tries to imitate Marianne's romantic

sentiments, but is not nearly as extreme. She is included in most social invitations

that the Dashwoods are invited to, though she is neither a child nor an adult, which is

perhaps an awkward position for her.

Edward Ferrars

Fanny Dashwood's brother, he is shy, kind, and retiring, preferring a quiet life to the

distinction that his mother and sister wish for him. He and Elinor become attached

early in the novel, since both are sensible and good-hearted. However, he also gives

Elinor mixed signals and his thoughts and feelings are very hard to read.

Sir John Middleton

The owner of Barton Park, the Dashwoods landlord and neighbor. He is very kind

and loves company, almost to the point of being intrusive; although the Dashwood

girls don't care for his good-natured jibes and his insistence that they always come to

Barton Cottage, he looks after them and makes sure that they are comfortable at

Barton.

Lady Middleton

Sir John's wife; she is very vain and proper, meaning that she is elegant, but also

uninteresting and cold. She takes joy in her children, who are badly behaved and

obnoxious even; she does not share Sir John's love for company, and finds that most

people are not to her liking.

Mrs. Jennings

Lady Middleton's mother and Sir John's mother-in-law; she makes endless jokes

about potential suitors for Marianne and Elinor, and her manners, though jolly, are

also vulgar and sometimes irritating. She has far more in common with her

son-in-law than with her daughter, as they both love company and shows of humor.

Colonel Brandon

One of Sir John's oldest friends, he is 35 and a former military officer who was

stationed in India. His countenance is rather stern and grim, hiding his good heart;

Elinor finds him good company, though Marianne considers him too dour and not

nearly romantic enough to be suitable company.

John Willoughby

A dashing, roguish young man, he embodies all the dashing, romantic qualities that

Marianne prizes. He also loves art and literature just as she does, and has a manner

that is almost too open and bold for his own good. He proves to be reckless and

more deceptive than anyone could have imagined.

Miss Williams

Colonel Brandon's adopted daughter, child of a woman he was once in love with.

She does not appear in the novel, but her seduction and abandonment by

Willoughby figures heavily in the plot.

Mrs. Smith

Also does not appear; she is Willoughby's aunt, on whom he is financially

dependent, and orders him away to London without her support when she finds out

about Miss Williams.

Mrs. Palmer

Mrs. Jennings' other daughter, she is foolishly good-spirited and empty-headed as

well. She ignores the rudeness and insults that her husband so frequently offers up,

deceiving herself that he is good-natured and means well.

Mr. Palmer

Very bitter man, who usually makes cutting, sarcastic remarks at the expense of his

wife and of others. He is very unpleasant to be around, and drives away most

people, despite his wife's frequent apologies.

Miss Steele

A distant cousin of Mrs. Jennings, she and her sister become guests at Barton

Cottage for a number of months. Miss Steele is foolish, flippant, and very ignorant,

and gains the approval of Lady Middleton through shameless flattery and pandering

to her children 

Lucy Steele

Somewhat smarter than her sister, Lucy is still silly, unpolished, and judged by the

Dashwood girls to be unremarkably average company. She also proves to be

opportunistic, wrangling her way into the Ferrars family despite being poor and not

well connected.

Robert Ferrars

Edward's brother, a vain, conceited man who is much beloved of his mother. He

manages to profit from Edward's integrity and his refusal to dump Lucy, and then

rewards his brother by deceiving him, and keeping Edward's inheritance. He does

Edward a good turn, however, by taking the dreadful Lucy off his hands.

Miss Grey

Willoughby's chosen wife; he does not love her, but she has a great deal of money,

which is why he chooses her over Marianne.

Miss Morton

The unfortunate girl who is supposed to marry Edward, then Robert, and ends up

with neither; she is also wealthy and of good family, although she must find a

husband after the Ferrars shuffle.

Mrs. Ferrars

Edward, Fanny, and Robert's mother, she is a bad tempered, vain woman who

embodies all the foibles demonstrated in Fanny and Robert's characters. Determined

that her sons should marry well, she ends up disowning Edward, then embracing

Robert for marrying or threatening to marry Lucy Steele.

Dr. Harris

Helps during Marianne's illness at Cleveland, prescribing medicines and treatments

that eventually make her better

Class assignment 

                                                                      Summary:

Henry Dashwood lived at Norland Park in Sussex, England, a property owned by his

wealthy uncle. Henry had three daughters by his current wife and one son from a

prior marriage. When his uncle died, Norland was left to Henry’s son John and

John’s own son. This left Henry’s three daughters without much of a fortune, and

when he died, he asked John to look after his half-sisters. John, in response, plans

to give his sisters 3000 pounds each, but his wife Fanny quickly persuades him not

to do this, so that their own son will have that money. Henry’s widow, Mrs.

Dashwood, and her three daughters (the rational and self-controlled Elinor, the

sensitive Marianne, and the young Margaret) stay at Norland for several months

after Henry’s death. Mrs. Dashwood despises Fanny, but Elinor becomes close with

Fanny’s brother, Edward Ferrars. Mrs. Dashwood and Marianne think he and Elinor

will marry. A relative of Mrs. Dashwood, Sir John Middleton, writes to her and offers

her a place to live on his property, Barton Park. Mrs. Dashwood accepts the offer,

and moves to a cottage on Sir John’s property with her daughters. The Dashwoods

meet Sir John and his wife, Lady Middleton, often attending dinners and balls at their

home. They also meet Lady Middleton’s mother, a kind but gossipy old woman

named Mrs. Jennings, who enjoys predicting and encouraging budding romances.

Another frequent guest at the Middletons’ home is Colonel Brandon, a friend of Sir

John and a 35 year-old bachelor. It quickly becomes apparent that Brandon loves

Marianne, but Marianne thinks the idea of marrying a man so old and as lacking in

taste as she thinks Brandon to be is ridiculous.

One day, The Dashwood sisters go out for a walk in the country. When it begins to

rain suddenly, they run back toward their cottage, but Marianne trips and falls. A

gentleman who happens to be passing by picked her up and gallantly carries her

home. He introduces himself as Willoughby. Soon after, the Dashwoods see

Willoughby again at dinner at Barton Park. Sir John tells Marianne that Willoughby is

“very well worth catching,” and she begins to grow fond of him. Willoughby often

visits the Dashwood cottage and spends much time with Marianne. They share many

of the same opinions and tastes in art, music, and literature. Mrs. Dashwood

guesses that they might become engaged. Marianne and Willoughby grow closer

and closer, as the Dashwoods continue to attend numerous social events at Barton

Park. Margaret sees Marianne give Willoughby a lock of her hair, and assumes that

they are engaged. One evening at Barton Park, Mrs. Jennings asks Elinor if she had

any man whom she was fond of, and Margaret lets slip that Elinor is taken by

someone whose name began with an F. The next day, a large group assembles at

Barton Park to make an expedition to Colonel Brandon’s brother-in-law’s property.

However, Brandon receives a letter and suddenly has to leave for London, cancelling

the planned trip. Everyone decides to pass the day by driving around the country,

and Willoughby and Marianne go off in one carriage to his aunt’s property, Allenham,

which he is likely to inherit, and they survey it together. Over the next few days,

Willoughby continues to behave as though he is in love with Marianne.

However, one day Mrs. Dashwood, Elinor, and Margaret return from Barton Park to

find Willoughby’s carriage outside their cottage. When they go inside, Marianne is in

tears and greatly upset. Willoughby informs them that he has to leave for London

indefinitely on business. Elinor is slightly suspicious of Willoughby, as no one knows

for sure whether he and Marianne are actually engaged. After Willoughby’s

departure, Marianne falls into extreme sadness. One day, she and Elinor go for a

walk outside. They see a gentleman approaching and Marianne is sure it’s

Willoughby. When the man gets closer, though, they see that it’s Edward Ferrars.

Oddly, though, Edward seems ill at ease and unhappy, rather than overjoyed to see

Elinor. Marianne notices a ring on his hand with a lock of hair in it. Edward says it is

Fanny’s hair, though Elinor and Marianne both think it looks like Elinor’s. Elinor

imagines that he had secretly gotten it from her somehow. After about a week,Edward

 leaves, without proposing. Soon after, the Middletons host Lady Middleton’s

sister, Charlotte Palmer at Barton Park and introduce her and her husband to the

Dashwoods. The Palmers know Willoughby and seem to think that Marianne and he

are engaged, though Elinor is not so sure. After the Palmers depart, the Middletons

have more guests: Anne and Lucy Steele, two young sisters and relatives of Mrs.

Jennings. Elinor and Marianne do not particularly like the Steele sisters, who talk of

nothing but their prospective boyfriends and romantic conquests. At one point, Sir

John mentions that Elinor is in love with Edward Ferrars, and Anne responds that

they know Edward well, though Lucy corrects her and says that they don’t know him

that well. As Lucy and Elinor are walking outside one day, Lucy asks if Elinor knows

Edward’s mother, Mrs. Ferrars. She explains that she is secretly engaged to Edward,

and has been for four years. Because Lucy has no real fortune, they feared that Mrs.

Ferrars, Edward’s mother, would disapprove of the marriage. Lucy shows Elinor a

letter from Edward and mentions that she had given him a lock of hair, which he

keeps in a ring.

Elinor is shocked, but can’t doubt the truth of Lucy’s story. She wonders whether

Edward had intentionally deceived her in encouraging her affections for him. Soon

after this, Elinor takes the opportunity to ask Lucy more about her engagement after

a party at Barton Park. Lucy says that she and Edward are in love, but likely will

have to wait until Mrs. Ferrars died to marry. As January comes around, Mrs.

Jennings invites Elinor and Marianne to stay with her in London. Elinor doesn’t want

to go, as she knows that Edward is going to be in London in February, but Marianne

desperately wants to go so that she can perhaps see Willoughby. The two sisters

leave Margaret and their mother behind at Barton to go stay in London for some

time. As soon as they get to London, Marianne writes to Willoughby, but doesn’t hear

back from him. Instead, Colonel Brandon often pays visits to the Dashwood sisters.

Marianne is anxious about not hearing from Willoughby, and unable to enjoy the

social events they attend in the city. Elinor writes to her mother, begging her to ask

Marianne clearly whether she is engaged to Willoughby or not. Finally, when Elinor

and Marianne go to a party with Lady Middleton, they see Willoughby there.

Willoughby is cold to Marianne and mostly ignores her. Marianne has to leave the

party immediately, in despair. The next morning, a letter arrives from Willoughby, and

after reading it Marianne is “almost choked by grief.” In the letter Willoughby

disavows any romantic attachment to her and tells her that he is engaged to

someone else. Elinor and Marianne are both deeply shocked at Willoughby’s sudden

change of behavior, and Elinor tries to comfort her sister. She urges Marianne to

restrain her emotions, but Marianne responds that she can’t pretend to be all right

when she’s miserable.

News of Willoughby’s engagement to a wealthy Miss Grey spreads. Elinor learns

that Marianne and Willoughby were never formally engaged, and that Willoughby

only ever implied his love for her. Mrs. Jennings tries to cheer Marianne up,

predicting that she will now marry Colonel Brandon. Having heard about theunfortunate

 news with Willoughby, Colonel Brandon pays a visit to Elinor one day,

and passes along some news that he thinks might help Marianne. In order to explain,

he has to tell Marianne about a woman named Eliza, whom he had been in love with

a long time ago. Eliza and Brandon were deeply in love, but she was married against

her will to Brandon’s brother. Brandon and Eliza tried to elope, but were caught.

Brandon then left the country to serve in the military, and during that time Eliza was

seduced by numerous men and ended up divorcing Brandon’s brother. When

Colonel Brandon returned to the country, he found her confined to a house because

of debt, dying of consumption. She had an illegitimate daughter, also named Eliza,

whom he promised to take care of. Colonel Brandon had looked after this daughter

as she grew up, but this past year she had disappeared after a trip with friends to

Bath. While Brandon was at Barton Park, he received a letter that informed him that

Eliza had been seduced by Willoughby, who had gotten her pregnant and then

abandoned her. This was why Brandon had left Barton so suddenly. Elinor is

shocked to learn this about Willoughby, but is grateful for Brandon’s honesty. She

tells Marianne the news, but it doesn’t make her feel any better. Having formerly

believed Willoughby to be an upstanding gentleman, she now mourns “the loss of

Willoughby’s character.” Meanwhile, Colonel Brandon and Elinor talk often, and

Elinor begins to value him as a friend. Mrs. Jennings concludes that Colonel

Brandon will soon propose to Elinor.

Elinor finally persuades Marianne to leave the house, and they go with Mrs. Jennings

to a jeweler, where they meet an obnoxious gentleman ordering a toothpick case.

While at the store, Elinor also runs into her brother John, who has just arrived in

town. The next day, he visits Elinor and Marianne, meeting Mrs. Jennings, Colonel

Brandon, and the Middletons. He tells Elinor that he is sure Brandon is interested in

her, and congratulates her. He also mentions that Mrs. Ferrars has arranged for

Edward to marry a wealthy woman named Miss Morton. After John and Fanny get to

know the Middletons, the Steeles, and Mrs. Jennings, they invite all them (as well as

the Dashwood sisters) to a dinner, along with Mrs. Ferrars. Elinor is interested to

finally meet Mrs. Ferrars, and Lucy is particularly anxious to see her possible future

mother-in-law. At the dinner, Mrs. Ferrars is rude to Elinor, whom she evidently

disliked, but—much to Lucy’s delight—seems very fond of Lucy. Soon after this,

Marianne and Elinor go to a party with Fanny and John. There, Elinor sees the

gentleman from the jewelry store, and learns that he was Edward’s brother, Robert

Ferrars.

About two weeks later, Mrs. Jennings tells Elinor that Lucy and Edward’s secret

engagement has become known. Fanny became hysterical when she learned of it,

and kicked Lucy out of her home, where both the Steele sisters had been staying.

The next day, John visits and reveals that when Mrs. Ferrars found out about

Edward’s secret engagement she disinherited and essentially disowned Edward.

Nonetheless, Edward refused to break off the engagement. A few days later, Elinor

encounters Lucy’s sister Anne in Kensington Gardens. Anne says that Edward

offered Lucy the chance to leave him, since he no longer has a substantial fortune,

but she refused, so they were going ahead with the engagement. The next morning,

Elinor receives a letter from Lucy saying that she and Edward are happy together in

spite of everything and that he is going to become a priest and that, once they had

an established living somewhere, they would marry.

After spending over two months in London, Marianne and Elinor finally make plans to

go back to Barton Cottage, first stopping for a visit with the Palmers at their home,

Cleveland. Before they leave, Colonel Brandon pays a visit and Mrs. Jennings

overheard part of the conversation and thinks that Brandon is proposing to Elinor. In

reality, he is telling her that he is going to offer Edward a living on his estate,

Delaford. As this would allow Edward and Lucy to marry, Elinor is greatly distressed

(which she hid from Brandon). Soon after Brandon leaves, Edward arrives, and

Elinor tells him the news. He is immensely grateful, and leaves to thank Brandon.

Mrs. Jennings returns and finally realizes that Brandon had not proposed to Elinor.

Before leaving London, Elinor meets with John and Fanny, and learns that Robert

Ferrars is now going to marry Miss Morton instead of Edward. Robert has received

all the inheritance that was formerly going to go to Edward.

At the Palmer’s home at Cleveland, Marianne comes down with a terrible cold. She

is so sick that Mrs. Jennings thinks she was going to die, and Elinor sends Colonel

Brandon to Barton to get Mrs. Dashwood. Marianne finally begins to recover. As

Elinor sits by her sleeping sister, she hears a carriage outside. But it turns out to be

Willoughby, not Barton. Elinor tells him to leave, but he insists on speaking to her. He

begs to be allowed to explain his behavior. He says that when he first met the

Dashwoods, he had no intentions of finding a wife, but simply enjoyed spending time

with Marianne. He was “careless of her happiness,” and didn’t have any intention of

“returning her affection.” Yet he did fall in love with her. He had been expecting to

inherit some wealth from his aunt Mrs. Smith, but after she learned about his affair

with Eliza, she disinherited him. Now Willoughby was desperate for wealth, and a

marriage with Marianne was entirely out of the question. So, he married Miss Grey

for her money, even though he didn’t really love her. It pained him to ignore Marianne

in London, and when he received letters from her, Miss Grey became suspicious and

read them. She was upset and dictated a letter for Willoughby to send back. (So, the

hurtful letter from Willoughby to Marianne was actually composed by Miss Grey.)

Willoughby calls himself a fool and a scoundrel and apologizes profusely. Elinor

largely forgives Willoughby and pities his situation. He leaves, and soon after Mrs.

Dashwood and Colonel Brandon arrive.

Mrs. Dashwood delightedly tells Elinor that Brandon had told her on the journey to

Cleveland that he is in love with Marianne, and that she approves of their marriage.

Marianne recovers fully, and the Dashwoods return to Barton Cottage. On a long

walk outside, Marianne tells Elinor that her illness has made her think back on her

life, and she regrets her improper behavior with Willoughby, as well as her rude

contempt for Mrs. Jennings, Fanny, John, the Steeles, and the Middletons. She

resolves to dedicate her life from now on to her family and to keep her emotions in

check. She says that she has gotten over Willoughby, and only wishes that she could

know that he hadn’t always been lying to her. Elinor takes this chance to tell her what

Willoughby had recently revealed. Marianne receives this news relatively calmly, and

tells Elinor to tell their mother. Soon after this, Elinor learns from a servant that Lucy

and “Mr. Ferrars” have married. Elinor and Marianne are both greatly upset by this

news.

Colonel Brandon is due to soon visit soon, and Elinor looks forward to his arrival.

Just when she is expecting him, though, someone else arrives: Edward. He tells her

that he hasn’t married Lucy; his brother Robert has! Elinor cries tears of joy. Edward

explains that he had foolishly become engaged to Lucy when he was too young and

idle. They didn’t really love each other, and she had left him for his wealthier brother.

He now proposes to Elinor, who accepts, to the delight of her sisters and mother.

Mrs. Ferrars eventually forgives Edward, returns some of his inheritance to him, and

reluctantly approves of his marriage to Elinor. Elinor and Edward settle at Delaford,

where Elinor’s sisters and mother often visit. Elinor, Edward, and Mrs. Dashwood all

wish that Marianne would marry Colonel Brandon and indeed she gradually grows

more and more fond of him. She changes her stubborn opinions about love and

allows herself to learn to love Brandon. After they marry, Mrs. Dashwood and her

daughters maintain close ties and a “strong family affection.” Elinor and Marianne

enjoy happy marriages as well as a close relationship with each 

                                                                     Essay 

                                   The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway

About Ernest Hemingway:Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ˈhɛmɪŋweɪ/ HEM-ing-way; July 21,

 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an

American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated

style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous

lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image. Some of his seven novels, six short-story

collections and two non-fiction works have become classics of American literature, and he

was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Born : July 21, 1899

Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

Died : July 2, 1961 (aged 61)

Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.

Notable awards : Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953)

Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)

Children. :JackPatrickGloria

Characters:

Santiago

The old man of the novella’s title, Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who has had an extended

run of bad luck. Despite his expertise, he has been unable to catch a fish for eighty-four

days. He is humble, yet exhibits a justified pride in his abilities. His knowledge of the sea and

its creatures, and of his craft, is unparalleled and helps him preserve a sense of hope

regardless of circumstance. Throughout his life, Santiago has been presented with contests

to test his strength and endurance. The marlin with which he struggles for three days

represents his greatest challenge. Paradoxically, although Santiago ultimately loses the fish,

the marlin is also his greatest victory.

The Marlin

Santiago hooks the marlin, which we learn at the end of the novella measures eighteen feet,

on the first afternoon of his fishing expedition. Because of the marlin’s great size, Santiago is

unable to pull the fish in, and the two become engaged in a kind of tug-of-war that often

seems more like an alliance than a struggle. The fishing line serves as a symbol of the

fraternal connection Santiago feels with the fish. When the captured marlin is later

 destroyedby sharks, Santiago feels destroyed as well. Like Santiago, the marlin is implicitly

 comparedto Christ.

Manolin

A boy presumably in his adolescence, Manolin is Santiago’s apprentice and devoted

attendant. The old man first took him out on a boat when he was merely five years old. Due

to Santiago’s recent bad luck, Manolin’s parents have forced the boy to go out on a different

fishing boat. Manolin, however, still cares deeply for the old man, to whom he continues to

look as a mentor. His love for Santiago is unmistakable as the two discuss baseball and as

the young boy recruits help from villagers to improve the old man’s impoverished conditions.

Joe DiMaggio

Although DiMaggio never appears in the novel, he plays a significant role nonetheless.

Santiago worships him as a model of strength and commitment, and his thoughts turn

toward DiMaggio whenever he needs to reassure himself of his own strength. Despite a

painful bone spur that might have crippled another player, DiMaggio went on to secure a

triumphant career. He was a center fielder for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1951, and

is often considered the best all-around player ever at that position.

Perico

Perico, the reader assumes, owns the bodega in Santiago’s village. He never appears in the

novel, but he serves an important role in the fisherman’s life by providing him with

newspapers that report the baseball scores. This act establishes him as a kind man who

helps the aging Santiago.

Martin

Like Perico, Martin, a café owner in Santiago’s village, does not appear in the story. The

reader learns of him through Manolin, who often goes to Martin for Santiago’s supper. As the

old man says, Martin is a man of frequent kindness who deserves to be repaid.

 Summary:

On the coast of Cuba near Havana, an old widowed fisherman named Santiago has been

unable to catch a fish for 84 days. His apprentice, Manolin, has been forced by his parents to

seek another "luckier" employer, although Manolin continues to help Santiago launch and

retrieve his boat from the ocean each day. Manolin cares for the aging Santiago, bringing

him food and clothing, and in return Santiago tells Manolin stories about baseball legends

and his younger days fishing in a boat off of Africa. Every night, Santiago dreams of lions on

the beaches of Africa. Early each morning, Santiago walks up the road to Manolin's family's

home to wake him up for work.

On the morning of the 85th day, Manolin helps Santiago launch his boat into the sea.

Santiago rows over the deep well where he has been trying to catch fish for the past week

and decides to try his luck farther out. Finally, in the early afternoon, he catches a ten-pound

tuna, which he decides will be his meal for the day. Not long afterward, Santiago feels a hard

pull on his line and realizes that a huge marlin has caught his hook.

Because the marlin is so big, however, Santiago cannot pull it in. The marlin pulls Santiago's

skiff farther and farther from land. As the sun goes down, Santiago begins to feel a kind of

companionship with the marlin. He pities the fish, even loves it, but is still determined to kill

it. He decides to cut all his other lines so that nothing will interfere with his great catch.

As the sun comes up on Santiago's second day at sea, the marlin suddenly surges, pulling

the line and cutting Santiago's hand. As he nurses his hand, the marlin jumps up out of the

water, and Santiago can see the fish is bigger than any marlin he has ever seen, much less

caught on his own. He has to hold onto the line with all his might so that the marlin does not

break free from the boat. He prays that he will be able to kill the marlin, and wonders what

his hero Joe DiMaggio would do if he were in Santiago's situation.

As it grows dark on Santiago's second day at sea, he lets out a small line and catches a

dolphinfish to eat. He rests for a few hours, but is woken by the marlin jumping frantically.

Santiago continues holding the line, although it has been cutting into his hand for some time.

The marlin tires and begins circling the boat as Santiago grows weaker from lack of sleep

and exhaustion. Finally, Santiago uses all his strength to harpoon and kill the marlin.

Santiago ties the marlin to the side of his boat and begins sailing back toward Cuba. During

the homeward journey, however—his third day at sea—sharks attack the boat, tearing the

flesh from the marlin. Santiago fights desperately, killing or driving off most of the sharks, but

eventually the sharks eat all the flesh off the marlin. When Santiago pulls into the harbor,

everyone is sleeping, and Santiago struggles to carry his mast back to his shack, leaving the

marlin's skeleton still tied to his boat in the harbor.

The next day, Manolin finds Santiago asleep in his shack. Manolin is overjoyed to see him

but cries when he sees the cuts in Santiago's hands. He brings Santiago coffee, passing the

crowd of fisherman who are marveling at the marlin's giant skeleton. When Santiago wakes

up, Manolin tells him he doesn't care what his parents say—he's going to start fishing with

Santiago again. Meanwhile, as a party of tourists watches the marlin's skeleton and mistakes

it for a shark, Santiago drifts back to sleep under Manolin's watchful gaze and dreams of

lions.