The Old Man and the Sea- Theme

I thought that the Old Man and the Sea had a good theme, too. The Old Man and the Sea was a pretty simple and understanding book to read. I did not think finding the theme in this book was that complicated. While reading the book, I realized that the theme they were trying to show us was that hard work will eventually pay off. Also, you might not always get what you want, right when you want it, but if you wait a little you will eventually get it. Santiago always worked hard everyday to catch a fish. If Santiago did not get a fish one day, he did not let it ruin his day, and he never would give up either. For example, Santiago did not get his big marlin, until the eighty- fifth day that he was out on the sea. He could have gave up on any of the eighty- four days before that. Also, it took Santiago a long time, and he had to work really hard just to get the marlin dead, so he could bring it back to the docks. The marlin was a really big fish, and he had to fight it for a really long time in his boat. He had to fight it for almost two days. He had to sit in his boat in a really uncomfortable position, and fight the fish for forever it seemed like to Santiago. Santiago was also an old man too, it was not easy for him to have to fight this fish. It took all he had to fight this fish. He never once comlained or gave up, and he finally got the marlin killed. He not only had to fight the marlin to die, but on the way back to the docks, he had to fight a bunch of sharks that were trying to eat the dead marlin. Santiago showed us that we never need to give up, even though at sometimes it would be very easy to give up. He eventually got the marlin back to the docks. He finally got a big catch, and he was so proud of it. I liked this book's theme, because if you work hard it does eventually pay off.