ARW Blogging Assignment 5

The main characters in Old Man and the Sea are Santiago, a fisherman and Manolin, a boy helps him.

Two adjectives that describe Santiago are patient and lonely.

First, Santiago had fished alone on the sea for 84 days but he couldn't take a fish at all in the end. If I was this old man, I would give up on the way. So, he has the great patience. Second, as has been mentioned, Santiago had fished alone. It shows he is lonely, but he is not absolutely lonely, he has friend, Manolin. So, he is not unhappy.

Two adjectives that describe Manolin are cheerful and kind.

First, he said these words, "And the best fisherman is you(the old man)."(P23), "I must get your sardines."(P27). According to them, he cheered up the old man by saying like that. Second, there is one scene where the boy was thinking "I must get him another shirts and a jacket~ "(P21). It shows his kindness, especially for the old man, is too deep.