AppreciationofliteraryfragmentsTHEOLDMANANDTHESEAtheoldman:Culturalbackgroundtheoldfellowthesea:Theseatothefishermeniswhatthe_____tofarmerslandtheauthorhimselfTheidentityoftheauthorAbouttheauthor•HemingwaywasanAmericannovelist,short-storywriter,andjournalist.•HereceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954.•Duringhislaterlife,HemingwaysufferedfromincreasingphysicalandmentalproblemsguessthemeaningofthefollowingwordsReadthelines:skiffHewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaskiff…hehadgoneeightyfourdaysnowwithouttakingafish…Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffempty……whichistheworstformofunlucky…Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.whenthewindwasintheeastasmellcameacrosstheharbor…buttodaytherewasonlythefaintedgeofthe…odourbecausethewindhadbackedintothenorthasmell,oftenonethatisunpleasantverythininthefaceandunhealthylookingunluckyasmall,lightboatforrowingorsailing,usuallybyonlyonepersonsalaogauntodour…andhadbutcheredtheirmarlinoutandcarriedthemlaidfulllengthacrosstwoplanks,withtwomenstaggeringattheendofeachplank,tothefishhouse….Readthelines:baitMayIgetthesardines…asmallamountoffoodonahookorinaspecialdeviceusedtoattractandcatchafishoranimaldisgraceful…anditcarriednolossoftruepride.giveoffensetomoralsensibilitiesandinjurioustoreputationmarlinalongfishwithapointedtopjaw,oftencaughtforsportWhere?inthe__________When?after84dayswithout_____________Who?_____________________________What?Despitethefactthattheoldman__________________________________________________________________,theoldmanstill________________________________________________________GulfStreamtakingafishtheoldmanandtheboy,otherfishermenwasthoughttohaverunoutofhisluckafter84dayswithouttakingafishkeptoptimisticanddidn’tloseconfidenceFeelingsdescribedbetweenlinesDescriptivesentencesFeelings(L1-4)Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaskiff。。。__________?(L8)Thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksand,furled,itlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.____________________lonelydepressedL33-39Thesuccessfulfishermenofthatdaywerealreadyinandhadbutcheredtheirmarlinoutand…Thosewhohadcaughtsharkshadtakenthemto…bycontrastlonely/depressedDescriptivesentencesFeelings(L30)TheysatontheTerraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewasnotangry.__________(L72)“Tomorrowisgoingtobeagooddaywiththiscurrent,“hesaid.__________?FeelingsdescribedbetweenlinesCharacterimpliedbetweenlinesDescriptivesentencescharacterL10-14Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.Thebrownblotches…Butnoneof14thesescarswerefresh.Theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.__________(L25-26)“Hehasn’tmuchfaith.““No,“theoldmansaid.“Butwehave.Haven’twe?“__________(L52-55)“Icanrememberyouthrowingmeintothebowwherethewetcoiledlineswereandfeelingthewholeboatshiverandthenoiseofyouclubbinghimlikechoppingatreedownandthesweatbloodsmellalloverme.”__________(L69)“Hewastoosimpletowonderwhenhehadattainedhumility.__________strong-willedoptimisticbravesimpleappearancedialogueactiondirectdescriptionAppreciation:theemotionsbetweenManolin(thelittleboy)andtheoldmanL41“Iwouldliketogo.IfIcannotfishwithyou,Iwouldliketoserveinsomeway.“L17“Santiago,“theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwashauledup.“Icouldgowithyouagain.We’vemadesomemoney.”L24“Yes,“theboysaid.“CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe’lltakethestuffhome.“L54“CanIgoouttogetsardinesforyoufortomorrow?”Theboyhads__________fortheoldman,lovedhimandwerec__________abouthim,sohewanttodosomethingforhim.mypathyoncernedReadbeyondlinesL61“Icanrememberthetailslappingandbangingandthethwartbreakingandthenoiseoftheclubbing.Icanrememberyouthrowingmeintothebowwherethewetcoiledlineswereandfeelingthewholeboatshiverandthenoiseofyouclubbinghimlikechoppingatreedownandthesweatbloodsmellalloverme.“L67“Iremembereverythingfromwhenwefirstwenttogether.“L23“Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.“Appreciation:theemotionsbetweenManolin(thelittleboy)andtheoldmanWhydidtheboyrecalltheoldman’sglories?ReadbeyondlinesTheoldmantreatedtheboyashisown____andgivehimhisdeep_______.L68Theoldmanlookedathimwithhissun-burned,confidentlovingeyes.Appreciation:theemotionsbetweenManolin(thelittleboy)andtheoldmansonloveReadbeyondlinessymbolismSymbolicmeaningTheimageofSantiagotheboywhoadmiredanddeeplylovedtheoldmanthebigfishwhichwecalledMarlintheseahumanspiritshopeandfutureharvestinlifelivingenvironmentReadbeyondlinesHumanisnotborntobefailure,onecouldberuined,buthecouldnotbedefeated.WritingandOralpractice:DescribeSantiagotoyourpaternerusingyourownwords.Somequestionsyoumightwanttothinkaboutinclude:•Whatmakesthispersonspecialorinteresting?•Whatkindofeffectdidheorshehaveontheworld•Whatexamplesfromtheirlifeillustratethosequalities?•Whataretheadjectivesyouwouldmostusetodescribetheperson?optimisticstrongwilleddeterminedcheerfulbraveoptimisticHomework:WriteareviewofafterreadingtheexcerptofTheOldManAndTheSea.AfterreadingtheexcerptofTheOldManAndTheSea,Iwasdeeplyimpressedby_________________________________________________________________________