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This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The struggle between the old man and the fish symbolizes

  • A. the blood thirsty nature of sharks
  • B. man's refusal to grow old
  • C. man's struggle for survival in a harsh world
  • D. the uncertainty of life in a cruel world
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This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
'''I wish the boy was here...'''
The old man's cry demonstrates

  • A. a desperation for productivity
  • B. bitterness
  • C. humiliation
  • D. a yearning for human brotherhood
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This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
One of the universal themes of the novel is the

  • A. selfishness of man against his own enviroment
  • B. relationship between man and nature
  • C. great struggle between the old man and the fish
  • D. connection of the sea to human greed
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

 

 To what extent was the old man successful on his last fishing trip?

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ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

 

Comment on the significance of Santiago's dream about lions. 

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