If you depended on catching fish for a living, how would it make you feel if you went 84 days without catching anything?
Santiago is a very old man. When Ernest Hemingway describes Santiago, he says that he is thin and gaunt and has deep wrinkles. Why does Hemingway say that Santiago's eyes are not old, and the same color of the sea?
Why is the relationship between Santiago and Manolin so important?
What do you think represents the relationship of their ages. For example, why is it important that Santiago is old and Manolin is so young? What does this say about youth versus old experience?
Santiago would rather rely on his skill rather than luck. Why does he feel this way?