Throughout his career, Ernest Hemmingway’s writing style...

Throughout his career, Ernest Hemmingway’s writing style has brought many questions from critics all over the world. These questions mainly emerged due to his writing being different from anyone else during that time. Hemmingway’s writing was simple and direct unlike other fellow writers. This made it easier for people to comprehend and it made connections to his ideas straightforward. In works such as Old Man and the Sea and For whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemmingway uses his style of writing to convey his purpose and ideas of literary elements, such as plot, mood, character, symbolism, and theme, which can be analyzed with New Critical Theory and Iceberg Theory. Before beginning his writing career, Hemingway spent his early days as a†¦show more content†¦This 127 page piece takes place in a small fishing village near Havana, Cuba and the waters of the Gulf Mexico. Most of it, however, takes place in the waters. The novel is about a Cuban fisherman, Santiago, who sets out to the waters for a journey. Little did he know that his journey would turn into a four 4 day struggle with a giant marlin. The novel starts off with readers finding out that Santiago has been on an eighty-four day streak of returning empty handed from the sea. It is further learned that his close young friend, Manolin, has been ordered by his parents to fish on a more successful boat. Santiago’s and Manolin’s relationship resembles a relationship of a mentor to a protà ©gà ©. Against his parents order, the boy still visits Santiago every night at his hut. Here the boy helps the old man with Syed Ali 3 several tasks such as grabbing food, tweaking equipment, and even talking about sports. On another note, Santiago is eager to end his unlucky streak. The next day, the old man decides that enough is enough and sets out to the sea seeking to end his notorious streak. After passing the shallow waters in his skiff he arrives in the Gulf Stream. Once the skiff settles down, the old man throws out a line into the waters. After some time something takes the bait. With his expertise, Santiago hooks the fish. However, instead of pulling the fish up, the giant fish decides to pull the entire skiff. Santiago decides that if he ties the