The main characters in Old Man and the Sea are Santiago,
a fisherman and Manolin, a boy who helps him.
Three adjectives that describe Santiago are lonely,
positive and enthusiastic. From the sentence "I wish I had the
boy, the old man said aloud"(p45), I guess that Santiago needs
a boy who have confidence in him. Also, in fishing alone
he can not communicate with others, so he is lonely.
From the sentences "Tomorrow is going to be a good day with
this current"(p14), "Every day is a new day. It is better to
be lucky"(p32), I feel that he is positive. Even if he could not
know when he could fish the one, he believes the day will surely
come. Next, from the sentence "Now is the time to think of only
one thing. That which I was born for"(p40), I think that he
believes that mission in his life is fishing big one and thinks
only fishing, so he is enthusiastic.
Two adjectives that describe Manolin are thoughtful and
obedient. Manolin always thinks best of the situation to Santiago
considering his action. For example, he bring a beer to old man
and go to wake him up and so on. Moreover, Manolin is obedient
in keeping his father's promise and loving and respecting
Santiago as fisherman and person.
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