Names
The name of the boy
Manolin
Manolin gives these to Santiago for bait
sardines
"'Fish,' he said, 'I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.'"
The number of days at the beginning of the story since Santiago's last catch
84
The old man was dreaming about the ___.
lions
The name of the baseball player Santiago admires
Joe DiMaggio
What Santiago loses when he kills the first shark
his harpoon
"'...I know many tricks and I have resolution.'"
The number of the days at sea when Santiago kills the marlin
3
"A man is never lost at ___..."
sea
Where the lights of the biggest city were coming from
Havana
Santiago had taken this down because it made him too lonely to see it
a photograph of his wife
"The shark plowed over the water as a speedboat does."
simile
How old Manolin was when he first went fishing with Santiago
A man can be destroyed but not ___.
defeated
The owner of the Terrace who gives Santiago food
Martin
What the old man carries home across his shoulder
the mast
symbols/symbolism
The number of hours Santiago spent arm wrestling
24
"He is my ___. But I must kill him and keep strong to do it."
brother
The Spanish name for a mako shark
dentuso
What Santiago offers Manolin from the marlin's remains
the spear/bill
"[The sea] is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel..."
personification
The number of feet in a fathom
6
Everything about him was old except his ___.
eyes