Blog Assignment5

The main characters in Old Man and the Sea are Santiago, a fisherman and Manolin, a boy who helps him.

Three adjectives that describe Santiago are lonely, poor, and old. Firstly, Santiago has a conversation only with Manolin in this text.This shows Santiago has no family (his wife had already died). In this text, Santiago is described as "fished alone" (page9, line1) and I feel loneliness from his atmosphere and how to speak so I think lonely describes Santiago. Secondly, Santiago hadn't taken a fish for eighty-four days (page9, line2). And Santiago and Manolin go through a fiction everyday. I think this is because they tries to conceal their poverty or loneliness so I think poor describes Santiago. Thirdly, in this text, Santiago's look is described in detail, for example, "The old man was thin ...... from handling heavy fish on the cords." (page9, line15 ~ page10, line4) There are other descriptions about his look. I think old describes Santiago because of them.

Two adjectives that describe Manolin are kind and innocent. Firstly, Manolin is always anxious about Santiago, for example, Manolin says to Santiago, "May I get the sardines?" (page13, line10) or "I would like to serve in some way." (page12, line10) There are many scenes that Manolin is anxous about Santiago so I think kind describes Santiago. Secondly, Manolin asks Santiago to fish together (page10 and 12). Manolin asks and repeats so I think innocent descrobes Manolin.