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A 3 page paper which examines the existence of pride in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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written later in his life, perhaps when he was an older man looking back at his youth and essentially slowing down. One critic notes that Hemingways hero, from the standpoint
of a character who is a perfectionist, is telling the reader, "To be a man is to behave with honor and dignity, not to succumb to suffering, to accept ones
duties without complaint, and most importantly to have maximum self-control" (Momtazi). However, Santiago did complain, did not accept his fate as an aging man, and ultimately allowed his pride to
overcome any wise sense of self control. While his character is incredibly natural in refusing to grow old and give up, there is also something that is deeply connected to
the element of pride. The following paper examines pride in this story. Pride: The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway Santiago
is a man who is, as mentioned, old and past his prime. He is a man who wants to be lucky, useful, and catch fish. He is pushed down to
a position where he has no food, steals it, and even takes bait from the young boy he is essentially teaching. But, his pride is too strong to allow him
to give up, even though he demonstrates clear weaknesses. Santiagos pride pushes him so far that he risks his life, stupidly, in
going out to sea alone in the hopes of catching a large fish. Now, while this is perhaps very normal in his community, and very normal in a more primitive
style of life where one must be useful to a community, it is also incredibly foolish and shows that Santiago cannot let go of his pride enough to find a
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