![]() ![]() In The Old Man and the Sea (1952), Hemingway employs the perspective of a Spaniard in Cuba to broaden the scope of the narrative. In several of ernest hemingway’s novels, the main character’s expatriation is a principal rhetorical device and a theme which critics often neglect. Key words: Alienation, isolation, nature, death, destruction In this novel Hemingway further explored the themes of man meeting challenges and struggling alone, showing extreme determination and courage in face of the defeats, and living with “grace under pressure”. ![]() ![]() They have to struggle hard and bear pains that display their courage, bravery and the power of endurance. Hemingway always puts his heroes in difficult and dangerous situations where they have to face death and destruction. This isolation defines who he is, and emphasizes the unique nature of his character. ![]() In The Old Man and the Sea “The old man is a character isolated from people – and in fact from the world of humans entirely – in his time on the sea. The term alienation has been used over the ages with varied and sometimes contradictory meanings. The causes of alienation are enumerated by extracting the influencing factors like anxiety, despair, loneliness etc. The passion of his life was to write absolutely truly with no faking or cheating of any kind. Abstract Ernest Miller Hemingway is acknowledged as the most significant writer of the 20th century American literature. ![]()
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