I need an Analysis of "The Old Man and the Sea" of Ernest Hemingway?

Answer 1

You will need to do two things. First, actually read the text about which you’re writing. Second, be able to observe yourself in a detached way. Use the Zen practice of mindfulness as you read – listen to and note your own reactions to the text. Take written notes as you read.

When done, do a rough outline, grouping similar ideas. Then reread the book, focusing only on examples that support the ideas you uncovered before. You could wing it without the second reading, but you’ll have less material to write with, and may be overlooking something that contradicts your main points.

When writing, pin your reactions to the parts of the text that caused them. State in ice-cool scientific voice. Example: you observe yourself thinking holy ****, sharks! Say it: “The author achieves a plot escalation with the appearance of sharks.”

This method is guaranteed. When other students are trying to repackage the teacher’s own lectures (or the Cliffnotes interpretation of the book) into their essays, yours will read as fresh and thoughtful.

Answer 2

You could conceivably write a 10 page paper on even one aspect of Old Man and the Sea. My suggestion is that you pop over to Borders or Barnes and Noble and pick up the Cliff Notes.

BTW, I loved that book. I prefer "The Sun Also Rises", but "Old Man" is good, too.

Answer 3

the main ideas or themes are:
man against man( judgements
man against nature -weather
man against nature- fish
goodluck, i had to do an essay on the main themes of the book, there are way to many to list.