Santiago experiences many internal and external conflicts during his struggle with the marlin. The obvious external struggle is the struggle for life and death as he fights to catch the marlin. One of his internal struggles is his struggle between perseverance and giving up. During his battle with the marlin, Santiago uses different self-motivation techniques to bolster his resolve. He thinks of his friend Manolin and wishes for his company, which seems to give him...
Santiago experiences many internal and external conflicts during his struggle with the marlin. The obvious external struggle is the struggle for life and death as he fights to catch the marlin. One of his internal struggles is his struggle between perseverance and giving up. During his battle with the marlin, Santiago uses different self-motivation techniques to bolster his resolve. He thinks of his friend Manolin and wishes for his company, which seems to give him strength. He considers whether his hero, Joe DiMaggio, would stay with the fish and persevere.
Do you believe the great DiMaggio would stay with a fish as long as I will stay with this one? he thought. I am sure he would and more since he is young and strong. Also his father was a fisherman. But would the bone spur hurt him too much?
Santiago shows perseverance fighting the tremendous odds against him—a fish larger than he has ever caught that he is facing alone, with cuts on his hands and face and his own pain and tiredness. He exercises discipline and fortitude during his struggle with the marlin to keep going and catch the fish even though it takes days, and eventually returns home safely.
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