Summary of The Old Man and the Sea
An old Cuban fisherman named Santiago had gone fishing for eighty-four days in the Gulf Stream and still had no catch. ... That night they dined at Santiago’s rusty old shack, with only a bed, a table, and a chair on a dirt floor. ... The following day, Santiago woke up from his bed covered with old newspapers and a pillow made by his rolled up trousers with other old newspapers. ... Manolin fetched sardines for the old man and wished him luck as he returned. The old man left early in the morning. ... Santiago always thought of the sea as feminine and a giver of great favors, unlike the rest who thought of it as a masculine competitor. ... Santiago completely lost sight of the land and sea as the night came. ... After coming there each morning and sleeping late every night, Manolin saw the old man’s hands and began to cry. ... The old man told what he had caught the past few days and what should be done to the remaining parts of the marlin. He requested the old man to rest again as he left to fetch him some food, newspapers and a clean shirt.