The Old Man And The Sea: Modernist Literature

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The reader learns of the relationship between Santiago and Manolin. "The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him" (10). From the narrator the reader learns that the boy takes care of the old man by bringing him food and supplies. The narrator tells the reader what Santiago is thinking while he is fishing.
The third characteristic is a simple direct style with a basic vocabulary. The choice of words creates basic concrete pictures with no flowery language. For example, "He knelt down and found the tuna under the stern with the gaff and drew it toward him keeping it clear of the coiled lines" (57). Hemingway uses this style because he thought that concrete things were all man could be sure of. Hemingway uses few adjectives. Most adjectives are color words to describe the setting and fish. He describes the Marlin in this way, "He was bright in the sun and his head and back were dark purple and in the sun the stripes on his sides showed wide and a light ...

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