How Did The Old Man Try To Catch A Huge Marlin

Old Man and the Sea Imagine if you were a puritan. Imagine if you were a puritan on a boat by yourself trying to catch a huge marlin. This is what the old man from the book “Old man and the Sea” had to do during this story. The puritans would adore the book “Old man and the Sea” due to hard working, having a respected authority, and the belief in self reliance. The puritans would support the book “Old man and the Sea” because of the hard working in the story. The old man shows the hard work in this book. A way there was hard work was his hard work to catch the enormous marlin. The old man tried very hard for this marlin. He went 85 days until he finally got a hook on the marlin. Another example the old man had was he would not give up on this thing for three days. He was actually sleep deprived because he hardly slept when he got a hook on the marlin. The old man was tired, but he was still working hard for something he wanted. The last example is

There was also a respected authority in the story. The old man is resected in the story. He is respected for many things. One thing he is respected for is that he is a hard working man. He worked hard for 85 days trying to catch a Marlin. The Marlin the old man was trying to catch was a giant fish that was hard to catch. Another example of him being a respected figure also falls under hard work. The old man got some to no sleep for three days because the Marlin was hooked. The old man was probably tired and couldn’t continue. This Marlin was his main priority. Last example of him being a respected figure was at the end of the book. When the old man came upon shore and multiple people came to him. The fact he was able to catch the marlin was incredible to many people. Including the boy who used to be on his boat with the old man. The boy was so surprised and excited to see the old man with the marlin. The boy didn’t even go on the boat with him to help the old man with the