Part one of term paper
An old man named Santiago has been fishing for 84 days and has not caught a fish. He is fishing alone when he comes upon a huge marlin and rushes to hook him. He succeeds, but the marlin is too strong for him to pull up--he must wait until he loses strength. Will Santiago pursue the fish or give up? A wonderful book of morality, focusing on a ...

Part two of term paper
... paragraph). My favorite character in the book was the first marlin that was mentioned--the male marlin accompanied by his female mate. The male always let the female feed first, and when a female was hooked by a fisherman, as she thrashed and fought to break free, the male stayed by her side and never left even as she was hauled into the skiff. As her body was thrown over the side of the boat, the male would leap out of the water to see her one last time before diving into the deep. The marl ...