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posted August 14, 2006 06:35 AM         

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Hi all,

Please, could you let me know what you felt and thought about when you read "The Old Man and the Sea"? And what's your opinions now? Do you like it or not?

Thanks.

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posted August 20, 2006 08:46 AM         

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It is a story of depth.

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posted August 21, 2006 10:09 AM         

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it left me feeling really sad

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posted August 22, 2006 03:32 AM         

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Hi loveglobin,

Thanks for replying. Why did "The Old Man and the Sea" leave you really sad? Could you explain a little further?

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posted August 22, 2006 02:30 PM         

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i think it made me sad because
i think there is a part where he mentions-
in the beginning-that he no longer dreamed
of women or adventure-but just lions in
africa (i think that's how it is referred)-
at the end, when his fish is gone-and he has
nothing to show for his adventure-it refers
to him being asleep again and dreaming of the lions-i thought it sad-like he no longer
had dreams.

you should read hemingway short story titled
"a clean, well-lighted place" -i think it has the same type of theme. i know he was
into hunting and adventure-they said the reason he shot himself was because he had "written himself out"-nothing left to write-sort of the same themes as the Old man and the sea......i hope this makes sense
i am really inarticulate at times!

i think also he was interested in the workings of nature-how things were created
and destroyed-in nature.

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posted August 27, 2006 12:02 PM         

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Yeah, I know that Hemingway was very enthusiastic about bull-fighting, hunting and deep-sea fishing.

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