The old man and the sea- tone

The book 'The Old Man and the Sea' has a very relaxed tone. The tone of the book kind of goes along with the relaxed tone that the sea has. The sea is calming and relaxing. The old man is also very relaxed in the book. Even when the old man is desperately trying to catch the fish, he remains calm. He never freaks out or seems stressed. If I was put in the same situation that the old man is in in this book, I think I would have been very stressed and frustrated, not relaxed. The tone of the book reflects the personality of the old man a lot. The tone of the book is very simple, like the lifestyle that the old man lives. He lives in a simple small shack near the sea. The inside of the shack, like the outside is very simple. He has a bed, a table and chair, and a small place for a fire where he can cook his food. He lives a very simple life. He wakes up very early in the morning, then he goes to wake up the young boy. They both go down to the old man's shack and drink coffee that the young boy provides. They chat while they drink their morning coffee. The old man and the young boy then carry the old man's supplies down to the old man's boat. After they have prepared everything for the day, they wish each other luck and part on the beach. The old man fishes all day, most of the time with no luck, and then returns home to read about the baseball scores. He eats a very simple meal every night that the young boy brings to him. This sums up pretty much every day that the old man lives. He does not need much in his life, he keeps things very simple, just like the author does with the tone of this book.



Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1995. Print.