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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea. By: Ernest Hemingway. Objectives. Students will be able to describe key literary elements in OMAS and take notes on the author/context . Students will be able to demonstrate comprehension by completing section 1 of their study guide.

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The Old Man and the Sea

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  1. The Old Man and the Sea By: Ernest Hemingway

  2. Objectives • Students will be able to describe key literary elements in OMAS and take notes on the author/context. • Students will be able to demonstrate comprehension by completing section 1 of their study guide.

  3. Author Background: Ernest Hemingway • 1898-1961 • Was born to an affluent family in Chicago • Began writing in high school • Became an ambulance driver during World War I in Italy

  4. Author Background: Hemingway • Moved to Paris to pursue a writing career • Lived in Paris and met Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound, two famous writers who influenced him greatly

  5. Hemingway Revealed • Hemingway loved adventure and his stories reflect this • Was an avid hunter and sportsman • Known for his to-the-point, non-descriptive form of writing

  6. Old Man and the Sea • He lived in Cuba while writing The Old Man and the Sea • Published in full by “Life” magazine and sold all 5.3 million copies within 48 hours! • May 1953: Hemingway wins a Pulitzer Prize for it.

  7. Hemingway’s Accolades • May 1953: Hemingway wins a Pulitzer Prize for writing The Old man and the Sea • October 1954: Hemingway wins the Nobel Prize in Literature • He is known for his Code Hero, a man who is stoic and stays strong against sometimes unbeatable odds.

  8. Hemingway’s Code Hero must… • be courageous but must avoid death at all costs • not have self-pity, but he does have self discipline and control • realize death is in all things, therefore, he tries to live life fully • be a person of action • practice humility—doesn’t discuss his achievements • face his greatest trial alone and tests himself to his limit.

  9. Literary Elements • Setting (time and place) • A Cuban village near Havana • Mostly set on the sea in the Gulf Stream • Characters • Santiago—Old Cuban fisherman • Manolin—The boy who is Santiago’s friend

  10. Understanding Hemingway… I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn’t show. Ernest Hemingway, 1958

  11. WHIP AROUND • Something new I learned was _____ • Something interesting I learned was___ • Something I am still confused about is/are ____________

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