accomplishments of the old man- The Old Man and the Sea

In the book, 'The Old Man and the Sea', the old man accomplishes some really impressive things. He catches a giant fish that some of the best fishermen couldn't even imagine catching and he does it without any help from anyone. This is a big accomplishment for the old man because this is what he had been waiting for for such a long time. It is a great accomplishment because at this point, the old man was alone, and very weak. It took a lot of strength for him to catch the fish and he had to overcome a lot of obstacles. He had to fight off a bunch of sharks and he had to overcome all of the health problems he encountered. He had problems with his hands cramping up, making it nearly impossible for him to catch any fish. He also had problems with getting cut up by the fishing line whenever the fish would jerk. He had to worry about getting sick, because if he started to feel nauseous, he would get very weak and be unable to keep fishing. The old man overcame these obstacles and made this accomplishment by being very determined to prove all the doubters in his town wrong. He knew that he was not unlucky, and he wanted to show them that he was not unlucky. What makes this accomplishment even more amazing is that the old man did it all by himself. He caught and killed the eighteen foot long marlin fish with out the help of the young boy. This was the first time in a while that he had caught a fish with out the boy's help and he kept thinking to himself how much easier it would be if the boy was there to give him a hand. With all of these obstacles in the way of the old man and his catch, it really is amazing that he was able to complete this task all by himself in the state he was in.

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