As part of my personal development I have decided to read and develop a literary talent. Now, I don’t have one (it’s in development) so I thought it best to study the masters of literature in order to learn from them (yes instead of spending more money on University courses). Usually I am a fan of horror ala Stephen King. But, my wife, an avid reader, recommended Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. This book won both a Pulitzer and a Nobel prize for literature, no mean feat, and has earned a place in history amongst American classics. I enjoyed it for many reasons, yet the main one was the way in which a story that takes place over two days can tell you so much about a character.
I was wondering if anyone here has read and what were your lasting thoughts about it? I found it excellent because of the way the complex character of the old man unfolded as the book went on, even towards his eventually battering at the hands of the sea. Thoughts?
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Luke,
“The Old Man and the Sea”, is a classic,where American literature achieved its greatest heights in designing dialogues that do not distract you, but can be in this case a great
learning experience.In that sense it is Hemingway’s greatest literally achievement -
talking to a fish that is mute,while floating
in memories is something to be respected.The
part I loved most, was that after all his efforts turned out to be in vain,being so close to the final cut,he collected himself and fell deeply asleep.-”The Old Man was Dreaming about the Lions.”-this brought tears in my eyes,before ages when I read the book. If it was I to choose a writer
after which to model yourself, I would go to Scot Fitzgerald, since to my modest opinion he remains the most true American writer in trying to realize his pricipally
destructive American Dream. Sherwood Anderson will be my second choice, since he
practically invented existentialism on his
own,apart from the Europeans.”Westminster Ohio” is a good start,that I strongly recommend. “The Book of Grotesques” is my favorite story. So go ahead Luke – As the Turks say-”The night is pregnant,you never know what it will bear.”