【正文】 t enpasses the story is only consumed by Santiago226。€?s forthing their views Santiago would be little more than a lucky old has a resolute grip upon reality and lives by sees himself as a man with little direction but enough determination and experience to chose not to see what others thought but instead lived by how he perceived the constant struggles and his persistent resolve to overe the marlin and himself show his earnest desires to live and boy is a crucial element to Santiago226。€? view of Santiago is an important one, but not a differentiating villagers are split into two older fishermen that respect Santiago and wish him luck, and the younger fishermen that see him as little more than bad neither group is particularly important to the plot, each of their views sets an ambiance of Santiago226。€?s is seen as a kind man, and although expresses his frustration towards certain points, only conveys his anger towards the evil representation of the kind, infinite eyes, and he carrying his mast like Jesus and his cross only augment his Christlike loneliness and greatness are both shown as Manolin is assigned a new boat after 40 days with Santiago, the same length of time as Christ spent in the €?s change at the end of the novella turns him into almost a universal being at sea, his ventures were never limited and the events of the story just seemed to he rebukes himself for his arrogance with the marlin, Santiago goes home and dreams of the lions playing in Africa, signaling a cycle of a childlike rebirth through the story many aspects can be found about Santiago226。s time, allowing the elderly to have the ability to do more in their old age and live in areas specifically designed for their , there is still an enormous lack of respect for the older people in society, and it isbeing worse every citizens of our country make fun of older people, call them names, and believe that they are incapable of doing most things that the younger ones are capable of we believe they can no longer support themselves, we place our elderly relatives into retirement homes and “old folks39。s age does not determine the value of one39。s life, it was static static floats on the water surface...” when, my heart also liked together the big stone extremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the relentless spirit, although knows the match strength is very strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is weles difficultly because had this kind of spirit, the senior fisherman only then achieved this life and death contest also must study senior fisherman39。t popular flinches slightly, but more because of this spirit, to finish the senior fishermen life and death of the must also learn advanced fisherman39。s feelings about the fish and the ocean, all reflect the old man39。t let it happen before you regret are the bearers of our hearts and the keepers of our love, any kind of self will lead to this seemingly ordinary life, everything seemed to be not worth mentioning, our problem is not how to seek solace in solitude, but how to face our own truth, understand our true existen