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Is the old man in The Old Man and the Sea a failure?

2022-11-21

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• cccasey
  no

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  The old man caught a big fish, and although he failed to get the fish meat in the end, he could not call this a failure. What the old man fights for and wants to preserve is his own limit, the limit of being a fisherman in the scope of fishing, the dignity of the old man called "Mr. Champion" when he was young, and the spirit of the old man who is not willing to become depressed with physical aging. In my opinion, this is a rare success: he won beautifully. He challenged himself to preserve his dignity as "Mr. Champion", a powerful proof that he did not succumb to the aging of his body and the pressures of life. He endured, pleasing himself in his own way, spiritually plump and satisfied.

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  I think it's both a failure and a success. Failure is that although the old man finally brought the fish home, but the fish were all eaten by other fierce fish. Success is a spiritual victory for the old man.

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