The Old Man & the Sea
Character of the Marlin:
Marlin
is an important character around whom the whole story of the novel revolves. Santiago
fails to catch the fish for eighty four days.
He succeeds hooking a big fish Marlin
on the eighty fifth day. The baited fish Marline is incredibly huge sized fish.
It is clever and intelligent fish. It lives deep in the sea. It bites the bait
but is very cautious in swallows it. Marlin is not a stagnant character. Its
character changes according to the situation. The baited big fish is the symbol
of man’s goal and destination.
It gains much importance on the eyes of Santiago
as the story of the novel goes on. It behaves in a gallant manner. It tows the
skiff and fight bravely for forty-eight hours. It exhausted and tires the old
man. It is injured but resists and struggles hard to save it life. Santiago
knows that he needs supreme energy and courage to kill the unusually power and
the brave fish.
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