1. In The Old Man and the Sea there are several things revealed about the author’s values and attitudes. I think it is apparent that the author valued nature, and respected the animals in it. In the book several times Santiago talks to the fish and birds as if they could hear and understand them. This reflects back on Hemingway. There is great attention given to detail in this book, and I believe that Hemingway really wanted us to be able to picture what he was describing. He told how the sun reflected off the water and the way the colors shown off the fish. I also noticed that the way he presented his attitude towards life was that life is what you make it. Throughout the book the Old man always had a positive attitude about what he was doing. When he was fishing he always had a plan, when the fish pulled him out to sea he always said he could find his way back with the stars, even when the sharks were coming he was doing his best to fight them off. Even though he didn’t bring the fish in, while he was at sea he was imagining all the things he could do with this great fish. He was always keeping a good attitude. I also noticed his view of God. It appeared to me that he knew there was a God, and he knew the power that God possessed. It seemed that he was not a dedicated follower of God though. When he needed help though, Santiago always called on God to help him. He always promised that he was going to say a hundred prayers whenever he was in trouble. God was not a central figure in his life. To Santiago God was his back up plan, his life line. God was there for him when there was nowhere left for him to turn. Hemingway told this story from a third person all-knowing perspective. I enjoyed the book and the way Hemingway always had something the grab my attention.
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