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11th grade group A

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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The old man named Santiago and the boy, Manolin, are poor fishermen living in Cuba.

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The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. His clothes all patched up, scars on his hands and sea color eyes.

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The boy is young, kind, caring, has a sense of humor and generous with the old man.

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The old man has gone 84 days without being able to catch a fish.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Manolito's parents told him he couldn’t go fishing with the old man because he is salao.

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The boy sees him as a fallen hero, he is very dear to him. The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

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The old man dreamed of Africa when he was a boy and the long white beaches and the lions playing there.

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Santiago reads the newspaper every day to see who is winning and how the score is going. He believes in the great DiMaggio.

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They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man but he did not mind about that.

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Santiago was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility.

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The old man goes out to fish on the 85th day alone.

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Santiago says "Everyday is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready."

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The old man caught a very big fish who is not giving up, a marlin.

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He is a very prideful man and tries to keep his head clear and suffer like a man just as he says.

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The marlin is very strong and so he doesn’t let the old man catch him. Santiago is then taken deep into sea.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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He has only slept twice in three nights and four days, he is exhausted.

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He does not remember when he had first started to talk aloud when he was by himself. But does to keep himself focused and motivated.

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The old man kills the marlin after it circles around him a few times.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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When Santiago kills him with the harpoon he pulls him into the boat and ties him up.

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Sharks smell the blood of the marlin and come to eat him.

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Santiago kills the shark with the harpoon but more sharks appear and so he uses whatever resources he has to kill the rest.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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When he finally reached the beach he is exhausted and goes home.

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He falls asleep from the exhaustion and Manolin comes in the morning to take care of him.

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The whole town was amazed at the gigantic marlin the old man had caught.