The Old Man in the Sea

People are interested in other people: how the act, where they go, what they think about in any number of situations. That interest is one of the reasons many people enjoy reading stories about imaginary people who seem real. Characterization is the technique a writer uses to create lifelike characters. A writer may use various methods of characterization, but all characters are described as either dynamic or static. Dynamic characters change in and throughout a …

…in 1953, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. After a long time of drinking and battling deteriorating health, Hemingway rose early on July 2, 1961, as he had his entire adult life, selected a shotgun from a closet in the basement, went upstairs to a spot near the entrance-way of the house, and shot himself in the head. Works Cited Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.