Individuality in Ernest Hemingway's“The Old Man and the Sea”

Makki Muhammed, Muthanna

	Individuality in Ernest Hemingway's“The Old Man and the Sea”
journal of kerbala university
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-7 PDF (0 K)
Author
Muthanna Makki Muhammed
Abstract
This paper is concerned with exploring the individualistic characteristics that set Hemingway’s protagonist, Santiago, away from the society among which he lives.The paper starts with an introduction defining the concept of individualism as it is used throughout the paper; this is followed by a historical background for the development of the term with references to schools of thought and their standpoint of the concept of individuality. The paper moves then to show how the main character in Hemingway’s novella bridges the gap between the classical (heroic) and modern (everyday man) types of protagonists. This is followed by a detailed revelation of how the character manages to transcend the frustrations and limitations imposed by the old man’s bad luck and his mocking and disrespecting fellow citizens not only to survive, but also to regain respect in a world that seems to revere youth, sophistication and good luck.In order to do this, Santiago’s individualistic qualities are scrutinized and the emphasis is laid on the character’s intrinsic intuition and his exceptional spiritual relationship with both the animate and inanimate objects in his world. In addition, the old man’s transcendentalism, seclusion, independence, primitivism and endurance are dissected. The paper ends with a conclusion in which the main findings are outlined. This is followed by a list of references in which the sources and references consulted in this paper are listed.

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