Hemingway's Use of Code Hero in The Old Man and the Sea. By Nicole Robichaud
Hemingway's Use of Code Hero in The Old Man and the Sea
Hero is a simple-sounding two-syllable word, which many people freely use to name and describe others. But, how many people really know what a hero is? One of the most know codes for defining a hero would be Ernest Hemingway's code, which can be seen in his novels. "The code hero is a man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage …
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…He can turn a situation around so that it works for his benefit, but still while doing so he looses some, whether it be his physical strength, or his fishing reputation with the other fishermen. Santiago is a perfect example of what a Hemingway code hero really and truly is.
Works Cited
"CodeHeroDefinition." 21 April 2003. http://www.siprep.org/english/totah/CodeHeroDefinition.html.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1980. 23, 54, 67.
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