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IOP. The Old Man and The Sea Theme: A man can be destroyed but not defeated An exploration of the role of pride in the given theme. Introduction.

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  1. IOP The Old Man and The Sea Theme: A man can be destroyed but not defeated An exploration of the role of pride in the given theme

  2. Introduction • The Old man and the Sea tells us about the human pride and its influence on the end result. • The story is about an old man who is struggling for his survival from the beginning of the novella. • A lot of emphasis on pride and its contribution toward human attitude and response in a given situation.

  3. Ernest Hemingway • He was an author, novelist, journalist • Born – July 21, 1899 – US • Died – July2,1961 - US • Winner of the Pulitzer price and Nobel Price in Literature. “He writes as he is”. Old man and the Sea, a proof of this statement. • Art of hunting and hence no strange to killing. • Enjoyed good fight- boxing being his passion. • Physically well built.

  4. Understanding the theme • ‘ A man can be destroyed but not defeated’

  5. Exploration of the role of pride in the given theme

  6. ..continued • Pride in behavior-charcterised by emotions • Pride in oneself – hidden and unidentified

  7. Contradiction to a general view • General view seen as a tragic end, which tends to dissatisfy the readers since, did not get his money in return { consider all his hard work in vein} Their belief: It is the pride in the behavior which led to

  8. One image with double meaning

  9. My views

  10. Three figure in the novel and their influence on the old man Pride in behavior Pride in oneself The series of events take place • Roles played by - lion Personal triumph won from loss - Stars - Fish are influential leads the old man to a path of self discovery

  11. Lions on the beach • “ He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach”. • Three times when the old man dreamt of the lions were Night before he left for his three day hunt for the fish • When he sleeps on the boat while fighting with the fish • At the end of the novel

  12. Common thought for the two • How do stars and the fish play an important role in the novel? • Starts-old man calls them as his friends • Fish- old man calls him as his friend • satisfied that humans don’t have to kill them for their pride

  13. Stars and their influence on the old man • Stars – his distant friend • “The fish is my friend too”, he said aloud. “I have never seen or heard of such a fish. But I must kill him . I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars”.(page- 75) • thank full {do not have to commit another crimes to satisfy his needs} • In the proceeding para, the old man talks about humans being lucky. • Humans are placed in a surrounding , so that they have limited and restricted boundaries to exercise their survival techniques • ways or methods for survival that could make humans have doubt on their own reason for survival

  14. Relationship between the Marlin and the Old man • unique{ both have experience • both have will and determination} The innocent and hard working humans always suffer . Why do the unworthy prosper? Natural order of making humans, both victor and victim .

  15. Sin and Guilt in the old man and the Sea • Old man would kill sea creatures to – get paid to feed other people • Killing an animal is a sin (suppose) therefore the source of living is a derivative of sin ---------------------- is living life a sin ? Does feel guilty about killing his own brother from the sea • “ It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers”.(page 75) indication that the old man is feeling guilty

  16. Guilty • A feeling of guilt, since he killed his own brother from the sea. • Removes this guilt by giving himself reasons that can satisfy his thinking.

  17. Conclusion • Old man gets to experience and discover pride in oneself • Reaches the ultimate level of personal triumph • The kind of pride that one exhibits, changes with the gain in experience • Lies is the result of – Worry - fear aware before hand GUILT • only after reading the novella

  18. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldman/themes.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride • http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&sa=1&q=old+man+and+the+sea&aq=f&oq • Old man and the Sea –novella .

  19. The END

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