The story of The Old Man and the Sea is set in Cuba in the middle of the 20th century. The protagonist is an old fisherman named Santiago, and the supporting role is a child named Manorine. The old fisherman, who was in the twilight years, didn't catch a fish for eighty-four days in a row, but he still refused to give up. Instead, he was full of the spirit of struggle and finally caught a marlin with a length of eighteen feet and a weight of 1,500 pounds on the eighty-fifth day.

The big fish dragged the boat to the sea, but the old man still clung to it. Even without water, food, weapons and assistants, he didn't lose heart at all. After two days and two nights, he finally killed the big fish and tied it to the boat. But many sharks immediately came to snatch his trophy.

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1936, fuentes caught a big fish at sea for a long time, but because the fish was too big, it was dragged at sea for a long time. As a result, it was attacked by a shark on the way home, and only a skeleton was left when it came back.

1936 In April, Hemingway published an essay entitled "Above the Clear Water: A Letter from the Gulf" in the squire magazine, in which a paragraph tells the story of an old man who went fishing alone in a small boat and caught a huge marlin, but most of the fish was eaten by sharks.

1950 Shortly after Christmas, Hemingway had a strong desire to create. In the villa "Viewing Society" on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, he began to write "The Old Man and the Sea" (originally named "The Existing Sea"). The first draft was completed on February 23rd, 195 1, and it took only eight weeks before and after. Hemingway sent the manuscript to his friends who visited Cuba in April and won unanimous praise.

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