The old man and the sea

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

Hi,

Has anyone here ever read the book " The old man and the sea"?
Its a very interesting book

Has anyone seen the movie?

sabertooth1217 · **Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:43 pm**

i havnt ever eve heard of the book whats it about?

@Chuckles · **Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:33 pm**

It's pretty good although I read the small version...I think it was like 200 pages. I read it in like 3 days...I think that it was a good move on my part to read the small version because I couldn't wait to see if he was gonna make it....it was driving me crazeeee!

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

Yeah, the book was about meany different things but the story was about this old man that was a fisherman and he went off in the sea to catch fish, then he caught a big one! Bigger than his boat.

Then, the old man Santiago ( I think that was his name) wanted to go back, but the fish was caught on something ( I dont remeber what) and it was pulling his boat our further in the sea. He was with that fish for I think 3 days then he killed it.

Sharks senced the blood so then attacked the fish and ate it.
Then at the ending here he finally comes home, their is just a huge skelliton tied to the front of the boat.

Darn, though!
I feel bad for the Santiago.... cause he was talking to himself like he was.

Interstelar_Concordium_CM · **Sun Jun 22, 2003 9:11 pm**

i felt bad for santiago as well, he spent all that time with his wooden fisshing pole and the sharks got his tuna

sabertooth1217 · **Mon Jun 23, 2003 12:45 pm**

well im going to ge back and re read mosica

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

I think I am gonna read that book again.

@Chuckles · **Mon Jun 23, 2003 9:53 pm**

Datas_Hottie · **Sun Jun 29, 2003 9:50 pm**

When i read it i thaught it was about this crazy old man and a stupid fish but my teacher said to go beond that and when i did I realised that it was a battle of 2 soles figting for life.

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

I got that hint.....LOL

Voy_Girl · **Wed Jul 09, 2003 3:25 pm**

I've seen the movie. Pretty thoughtworthy.

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

^Was it funny when he was talking to himself?

Voy_Girl · **Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:39 am**

Voy_Girl · **Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:40 am**

Sam Kenobi · **Sun Jul 20, 2003 5:07 pm**

I read it when I was a sophomore. I thought it was kind of dll, but that could have been because we had to analyze the crap out of it and it took all fun away from any book... The thing was stock full of Christian symbolism, you could probably write five books just about that.

Melodramatic · Rear Admiral Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 4577

^ Lol, yeah.