THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA OUTLINE In the novel, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, the character went beyond his known limitations, and lost the prize he was after. I) Santiago was in bad physical condition A) He was old B) They took Manolin away from him 1) He had no one to help him C) He had not caught a fish in a long time II) Santiago hooks the fish A) …showed first 75 words of 1777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1777 total…who went beyond his know limits to get the prize, the Great Marlin, and loses the prize he was after because he went too far. 6 PATRICK MARTIN BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS Bloom, Harold. Modern Critical Views: Ernest Hemingway. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1985. Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. United States of America: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1952. WORLD WIDE WEB Sauder, Diane. “The Old Man and the Sea.” http://www.pinkmonkey.com/memberframe.asp (25 December 2000).