Old Man and the Sa essay Fnial Daft

Essay: Writing prompt #4

People go through struggles every day. The way someone deals with those struggles determines how strong that person is. People deal with their situations in different ways. There is no right or wrong way to deal with what people are going through so you can’t be wrong unless it’s harmful or harsh to that person. In Old Man and the Sea Santiago which is the old man goes through a lot of struggles. He deals with those struggles in certain ways. Some struggles he faced were starvation and dehydration, the marlin and the sharks. Those where only some struggles he goes through. The way he delt with those situations were critical for his survival.
Santiago, the protagonist, has lived his whole life in the gloomy sea practically. He has fished his whole life, since he was a little boy and had become very wise. His whole life was devoted to his fishing. But this last trip he made he was well unprepared, very carefree, and a little arrogant. He brought very little supplies. He didn’t think that he needed too much because he was a tough guy. He thought he was a though guy because one time he armed wrestle a guy for twenty-four hours. This was very bad an idea from his part because it messed up his health. He could of died but instead he just past out. Also he didn’t bring any food which could have killed him if he was out for a few more days. He was very lucky to get away with his life.
The marlin was biggest physical struggle for the old man. Mentally it had an impact on him too. The marlin gave him a long run at sea. The old man hadn’t caught a fish in 85 days at that point. He went out to sea for nothing but a big prize. He has caught tuna and other fishes but he wanted it all, the biggest possible. He got this marlin longer than his boat and weighed over one-thousand pounds. Santiago had a rope as his line with a hook. The old man acted frantically and aggressively to get the Marlin, and nothing could stop him. He went trough the marlin pulling so hard that the rope ripped out skin a made a cut, cramps in his hands that almost made him lose the lines, and also being dragged in his skiff around the sea. The man delt with it all in his life and this just added another chapter to his life story but next part is filled with disappointment.
The sharks were a big part in the story. The old man, Santiago, had already caught his marlin. He was exhilarated, happy, filled with enjoyment imagine how he felt after his first catch in 85 days. But the sharks took it all away. The man had put the marlin tied up against the side of his boat because it was to big. But this attracted other animals, sharks. The sharks attacked and ate away at the marlin. The marlin was only left with its skeleton by the time he reached the shore. Even though this was a physical challenge it was mostly mental. He got all his hopes up after catching this huge marlin but it all went away because of all those stupid sharks he thought. He did all his work for nothing and know he would make no profit of it or nothing. Everything down the drain, horrible in my words.
The old man delt with his struggles in a good way. He kept his composure and stayed confident and didn’t let anything get to his head. Other people would of been outraged with the situation but instead he let it go partially in a good way. He reached shore and instead of being pissed off he sold the head to someone and went to his cottage. He kept his poises and looked like he didn’t care much from the out side but in the inside he was so irate probably. Overall the man delt with his struggles in a grown up manner and didn’t just go crazy a blame other people he kept his cool. He was thoughtful to himself and the people around him and took it like a man. That’s how strong and though of a person the old man was.