Should people give up hope if they work hard but don’t succeed? Can we achieve our objectives through hard work? Have you ever considered that life is full of complicated mysteries? Will you laugh or cry when a good book captivates you? Is it true that hard work can show us the true picture of life?
Don’t worry about finding these answers because the book “The Old Man And The Sea” answers all of them.
The book emphasizes that the most important thing in life is hope, which leads to success. So, it is true that without working hard, people will not be able to realize their dreams. Those people are examples to the rest of the world because of their hard work and hope, which gave them the courage to lead themselves in any situation.
The book tells the story of an elderly man who has been fishing for 84 days without catching a single fish. Only the old man’s mission was to catch a fish, which could be a sign of his hard work. If one understands the old man’s concerns, he or she may consider giving up before pursuing their goals, but the old man does not.
This book is all about the old man and the sea which is a classic novel book written in 1951 by Ernest Hemingway. It is considered one of the outstanding novels of Ernest Hemingway. The story tells us about the tale of an old fisherman, a young boy, and beautiful and a brave fish.
Santiago was with the old man who have spent 84 days without catching fish. Everybody encourages Santiago for leaving the old man because the old man was considered an unlucky person. He was now been teamed with “Salao” by the local people which means that he is suffering from the worst form of unluckiness.
Once he was a healthy man, he was great at his job and would always catch the best fish. Now he is an old and poor man with nothing much to keep his days and mind fresh. Even the boy who he loved dearly and had trained well is now forbidden from his parents to work with the old man because of his unlucky condition. Manolin, the young boy however loves Santiago and cares for him. He often brings food and tea for him and they talk about all the things under the sun.
They determined to change his luck by catching a big fish to stop the mouth of those people who consider the old man an unlucky person. The old man sets out on the sea on the 85th day. He goes out into the gulf stream and his bait soon gets taken by a big fish which is known as a “Marlin.”
But, the fish was not getting it so easily. The old man was also determined and did not let it go easily. There was a fight for life both sides were equally having bravery and determination.
After that when the boy left him alone. He faced a lot of problems after being alone. He was weak and he needed someone to support him but still, he tried his best to catch the big fish. He used to wait for him until it would come to his path. Then during that time, he did not lose hope.
At last, he got the beautiful fish which was the fastest and the greatest fish in the sea. The fish’s color was blue and the back was silver it was so handsome and very big. Apart from this, the main moral of this story that I have gotten is that an old man is not made for facing defeats and failures.
A man continued to do whatever he thought and planned by showing the best of his ability. Challenges may try to break the hopes of a man but a man remains undefeated unless he accepts the failure and gives up.
The ending highlights the heroic feat of an old man. The tourist and waiter are only aware of the shark’s skeleton’s beauty without ever realizing what the old man has gone through.
By Gulbano Naeem
Turbat