old man and the sea exam Flashcards
group of writers who went to france after WWI
the lost generation
person whose home these writers went to
gertrude stein
two of hemingway’s war novels
a farewell to arms
for whom the bell tolls
what prize did the old man and the sea win
the pulitzer prize
adventurous locations that hemingway visited
italy
cuba
keywest
hotel where boy gets meals for santiago
terrace
possible symbol for hemingway’s critics in the novel
sharks
hemingway’s strength as a writer
minimalistic style
characteristiccs that classify santiago as an atypical hero
unlucky
poor/old
humble
santiago’s nickname for the sea
la mar
word that means unlucky
salao
protagonist in the novel
santiago
antagonist in the novel
the marlin
length of marlin
18 feet
weight of marlin
1500 lbs
name for a short novel
novella
element in nature that has the same heart as santiago
turtle
element in nature that he refers to as his brother
the marlin
element in nature that he calls a whore
portuguese man of war- jellyfish
santiago promises pilgrimage to
virgin of cobre
the most important symbol of santiago’s youth
the lions on the golden beaches of africa
ways that santiago is a typical hero
male
perseveres
“and his _____ ____ was still as tight as the gripped claws of an eagle”
left hand
” he took about ____ pounds”, the old man said. “He took my _____ too and all the ______
forty
harpoon
rope
You violated you ______ when you went too far outside
luck
i wish I had the _____
boy
they were wider than a man’s hand with his fingers spread and the fish’s _____ looked as detached as the mirrors in a periscope or as a ______ in a procession
eyes
saint’s
5 ways that santiago reflects hemingway’s knowledge of the sea and fishing
santiago taught manolin how to fish
santaigo sets his lines at certain depths and keeps them still
santiago has knowledge of the jelly fish and to not touch a line that has its slime on it
santiago knows the trade winds as that is how he gets home
santiago uses the strategy of lashing the oars across the stern to slow down the fish
six religious images in the novel
santiago carried the mass up the hill and manolin carried box of supplies
he could feel the nail go throu his hand and into the wood
he lied facedown with palms up and spread
the fish’s eyes were detached like a saint’s in a procession
santiago is a fisherman like Jesus was one
santiago denied the sharks from the marlin as jesus denied the romans
hemingway stacks odds against santiago
only has a bottle of water poor old man fishing in hurricane season faces the shark and marlin hand becomes cramped does not have the boy
two themes of the novel
respect
never give up
how are hemingway and santiago similiar
fishermen
caught huge marlin
slump of 84 days to hemingway’s bad reviews
both had redemption
what is a parable
lesson
reasons that hemingway is considered one of the master of american writers
work is considered classics
won nobel prize
considered best writer since shakespeare
