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Oct 22, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Lessons are taught and learned in many different aspects of life, from the coming of age to simply settling down with a family. This story shows in a contemporary fashion the importance of a valiant attitude towards what we perceive as defeat. It is told by Ernest Hemingway, who has lived through both world wars, as well as mental illness, and to us is an account; his advice on how we should act when facing loss. Using fairly simple prose, Hemingway creates characters that are meaningful to all readers: they can be sympathized with, and symbolize our humane traits, such as the will to live. Although the plot only concerns an older man fishing by himself out in the unforgiving sea, many elements bring this idea to life -- the sharks who eat away his hard-earned reel, the bruising and abrasions he gets the more he fights. This novel won the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature, and signified a major concept in the philosophical interpretation of life. Rating: 5 of 5 @Mercurial_Series of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board I read this book when I was really young. Honestly speaking I could not understand the real purpose of writing this story because it seemed a little bit boring for me. The story was about an old man who made his living from fishing, and he went to sea in a cold, storming winter night. He got a big fish after hard work, however, a few sharks wanted that fish as his food as well. Those sharks began trying to get every bit of meat off the fish. After a few days spent on the sea, the old man lost almost all meat off the fish. He was so angry that he finally beat the sharks. In my opinion, the author wrote this story to encourage people to fight against the evil force. Generally speaking, it did work for me. The old man never gave up although there were so many sharks and he knew he could not really keep his fish from them. I would give a 4.5 out of 5. - @Lize of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library