The Old Man and the Sea #1

The short novel, the Old Man and the Sea was a very symbolic book. There was a lot of symbolism within the fish and the Old Man himself. The symbolism with the fish is more about the journey to catch the fish. I think it represents the journey of the Old Man's life. I think this because he has had a long and fulfilling life and he does not want it to end. So, the Old Man holds onto the fish because he fears that if he lets go, his life would end also. The Old Man said that he fells like the fish is his brother. The symbolism means that he feels at peace with the big fish and he feels sorry for it, just like he feels sorry for himself. The fish getting eaten by the sharks is the Old Man getting beat by the younger and better fishermen. The Old Man has had a long and big life and he used to be a great fisherman. He still is a good fisherman, but his age and his body is betraying him. His body is betraying him because he does not have the same muscle that he used to and his body is just getting old. The symbolizes that his life is getting on its last limb. To the Old Man, the fish represented a new life. With the fish, he would have new luck and have more food and money. If he had more luck, he would be able to catch more fish, and with more fish, he would have more money. The fish and the Old Man formed a bond like brothers. Except the fish did not like the Old Man because the Old Man was trying to kill him. The fishes story stands for fighting for life. The big fish swam and swam to try and get the Old Man to let go. But the fish could not go any longer, and he gave up and died.