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The Old Man and the Sea Characters
The Old Man and the Sea Analyze This
Making Connections
CONTEXT
100
Cornell Notes include these three sections...
What is main ideas/notes/and summary?
100
The Old Man's name...
What is Santiago?
100
"He was full of resolution but he had little hope.” Which option is the most accurate paraphrase of the above quote about Santiago? A. He had reached his life's conclusion and he had little willpower left. B. He was full of determination in spite of and even though he knew there was little hope for victory. C. He was about to die and therefore saw the glass as half empty.
What is option B?
100
Bill Gates, Nelson Mandela, and Scarlet Johanssen, which of these would most likely match Santiago's heroic ideal.
What is Nelson Mandela? Bonus: Explain why.
100
The three steps to reading a text are...
What is to observe, find patterns and draw conclusions?
200
An ekphrastic poem is a...
What is a poem inspired or reflective of a work of art or image?
200
The name of the boy who believes in the Old Man...
Who is Manolin?
200
The last image of Santiago in the novel is most reminiscent of this Biblical figure... A. Noah and the Ark B. Adam in the Garden of Eden C. Jesus and the Crucifix
What is option C?
200
TEAM CHALLENGE: CREATE A METHOD OF LOCI ROOM WITH CHARACTERS, SYMBOLS AND THEMES FROM THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. MUST HAVE THREE CHARACTERS, THREE SYMBOLS AND THREE THEMES. ALSO, EACH OF YOUR NINE ELEMENTS MUST INCLUDE A KEY QUOTE ABOUT YOUR ELEMENT
200
The Old Man and the Sea is set in this country.
What is Cuba?
300
PAO stands for
What is Person, Action, and Object? Bonus: Who was the Greek scholar who perfected this mnemonic technique?
300
The Old Man dreams about these animals playing on a beach
What are lions?
300
"He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy." This quote is often read like one of these, which are short, brief stories that illustrate a moral truth or lesson (Jesus was famous for using these).
What is a parable?
300
Identify at least one other story that features an animal that parallels the Marlin in symbolic significance. Identify the text and the animal.
What is answers may vary?
300
Hemingway's celebration of Santiago's heroic traits has been interpreted as an indirect criticism of this country's heroic ideals...
What is the United States? Bonus: What are some of the ideals Santiago might lead one to rethink or reconsider?
400
TEAM CHALLENGE: EKPHRASTIC HAIKU YOU WILL BE SHOWN AN IMAGE OF A PAINTING THAT WILL SERVE AS INSPIRATION FOR AN EKPHRASTIC HAIKU POEM (MUST BE 5-7-5). TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE, EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM MUST WRITE AND SUBMIT AN ACCURATE EKPHRASTIC HAIKU POEM INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF ART.
400
He was Santiago's favorite baseball player, famous for a record 56-game hitting streak that still stands to this day.
Who is Joe DiMaggio? Bonus: What are two things that DiMaggio and Santiago have in common? Be specific.
400
"Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff." Which of the following is the most accurate inference of the above passage? A. The Marlin's liveliness in the face of death signals one of Hemingway's central themes--that life is lived most vigorously and mindfully when it is closest in proximity to death. B. The Marlin still believes it can escape death. C. The Marlin, in rising above Santiago, shows his superiority and his lack of respect for Santiago.
What is option A?
400
The sharks in the story most plausibly represent which of the following: A) The inevitable opposition, death and defeat that the individual must struggle against (even though they cannot ultimately beat this opposition). B) Life's monsters and villains. C) The ultimate meaningless futility of any human struggle against obstacles.
What is option A?
400
TEAM CHALLENGE: VISUAL MAP DEVELOP A WEB MAP WITH SANTIAGO IN THE MIDDLE AS THE "IDEAL HERO." TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE, YOUR TEAM MUST BE THE FIRST TO DEVELOP A WEB MAP THAT VISUALLY LINKS SANTIAGO AS IDEAL HERO TO SIX OTHER HEROES (TWO MUST BE HISTORICAL; TWO MUST BE LITERARY CHARACTERS; ONE MUST BE BIBLICAL, AND ONE MUST BE A CONTEMPORARY FIGURE)
500
Last week, I shared my own Presidential Method of Loci. The second president was________, and he was doing this_______
Who is "President Adams" and "watching T.V. like a couch potato?"
500
This giant sea-creature represents the ultimate challenge and prize for The Old Man.
What is the Marlin?
500
“[a] man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Which option is the most plausible reading of the above quote? A. Nothing in nature can either be created or destroyed. B. A man achieves victory only when he dies. C. All living things, men included, face inevitable death and destruction, but a true, determined and honorable man, whose will-power cannot be defeated by disadvantaged circumstances, ill-health, or seemingly impossible odds, can always claim victory as long as he refuses to surrender his will.
What is Option C?
500
Which character from the Icarus and Daedulus story is most like Santiago?
What is Daedulus--he is a fatherly figure (like Santiago to Manolin), and he struggles on even against impossible obstacles (Minos)?
500
Finding relationships, connections, and patterns is also called_____
What is the context?
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