The Old Man and the Sea

While reading The Old Man and The Sea , we encounter an array of allusions that seem to exhibit close similarities to Ernest Hemingway’s own experiences of writing the actual book. The most outstanding of these would be the allusion of the old man to Hemingway himself. When learning of his own trials and tribulations of writing the novel, one learns that their situations are relatively comparable. One of the first descriptions might suggest this …

…t. Regardless of his intent, the allusion still stands. It is a reflection of his own life-- an outlet to tell his own story in an incredible literary form. A very smart man, Ernest Hemingway knew what he had to do for success and what would become of it all. The Old Man and The Sea alludes to this situation in a way that invokes the thought and insight of the millions who read it.