The Old Man and the Sea- Summary

Santiago was the protagonist in the Old Man and the Sea, and he had not been having very much luck lately when he went fishing. Santiago loved the water, and he could never get enough of it. He just wanted something to brag about. He had a best friend that was a young boy,named Manolin, who was always cheering him on, and helping him out with anything he might need. Manolin was the only thing Santiago had, besides fishing. The boy meant a lot to him. When Santiago and Manolin were not talking about fishing, they were talking and arguing about baseball. Santiago loved the New York Yankees. Finally on the eighty- fifth day, which is Santiago’s lucky number, Santiago went out on the Sea. He decided to go farther out than normal, because he knew that was where all the big fish were. Santiago was out there for awhile, and finally something big got on his line. He never knew what it was till the fish jumped out of water, and it was a big marlin. Santiago was very excited and could not wait to tell everyone about it. Santiago had to fight the fish so it would die. The big marlin finally died, and he tied it up, and he let it float. On the way back to land though, Santiago got caught up in a bunch of sharks. By the time Santiago got back, there was not much left to the marlin besides his bones. Everyone saw it and could not believe how big it was. Santiago was so upset though. He had caught such a great fish, and did not even get to brag about it. He was glad to be home and get some rest though. Santiago was so worn out from fighting the fish to death, and fighting off all of the sharks that tried to attack. The young boy, of course, took care of him and made sure he got his rest.