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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952
 Reviewer recommended age 12 and up.

Summary

This short novel tells the story of an old Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days with no catch.  But one day, while fishing alone, he hooks the biggest marlin he has ever seen and struggles to get it to shore.

Language

  • none

Sexual Situations

  • The ocean is described as "making love" with something.
  • Sea turtles are observed "making love".

Violence

  • Fishermen must club fish to kill them.
  • The cutting and dressing of a dead shark is graphically described.
  • The great fish is harpooned.
  • The old man's hands are ripped up and bloodied by the fishing line.
  • Sharks are clubbed and stabbed.

Drugs/Alcohol

  • Characters drink beer. 

Race Issues

  • The setting is Cuba.

Religion

  • The old man talks to God while fishing.
  • The old man promises to say Our Fathers and Hail Marys when he returns.

Politics

  • none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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