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1、Plot SummaryIn a small fishing village in Cuba, Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish. On the 85th day, he is determined to catch a big, impressive fish.For years, Santiago has been fishing with a young boy named Manolin. Manolin started fishing with the
2、 old man when he was only 5 years old. Santiago is like Manolins second father, and has taught the young boy everything about fishing. Manolin is extremely loyal to Santiago and makes sure that the old man is always safe, fed and healthy. Manolins parents, however, force the boy to leave Santiago an
3、d fish on a more lucrative fishing boat.Manolin does not want to leave Santiago, but must honor his duty to his parents. On the new boat, Manolin catches several fish within the first few days. Santiago, meanwhile, decides to head out on the Gulf Stream alone. He feels the 85th day will be lucky for
4、 him. He sets out on his old, rickety skiff. Alone on the water, Santiago sets up his fishing lines with the utmost precision, a skill that other fisherman lack.Finally, he feels something heavy tugging at one of his lines. A huge Marlin has found Santiagos bait and this sets off a very long struggl
5、e between the two. The Marlin is so huge that it drags Santiago beyond all other boats and people - he can no longer see land from where the fish drags him. The struggle takes its toll on Santiago. His hands become badly cramped and he is cut and bruised from the force of the fish.Santiago and the M
6、arlin become united out at sea. They are attached to each other physically, and in Santiagos case, emotionally. He respects and loves the Marlin and admires its beauty and greatness. He sees the fish as his brother. Despite this, Santiago has to kill it. He feels guilty killing a brother, but after
7、an intense struggle in which the fish drags the skiff around in circles, Santiago harpoons the very large fish and hangs it on the side of his boat. He feels brave, like his hero Joe DiMaggio, who accomplished great feats despite obstacles, injuries or adversities.After enjoying a few moments of pri
8、de, a pack of sharks detects the blood in the water and follow the trail to Santiagos skiff. Santiago has to fend off each shark that goes after his prized catch. Each shark takes a huge bite out of the Marlin, but the old man fends them off, himself now bruised, but alive. He sails back to shore with the carcass of his Marlin. He is barely able to walk and slowly staggers back to his hut, where he falls into bed.The next morning, the boy finds his mentor and cries when he looks at Santiagos bruised hands. He promises he will reject his parents wishes and vows to fish with Santiago again.
