A hunt for a huge fish is very tempting especially to a fisherman like the old man of this book, The Old Man and the Sea. This old man named Santagio experiences a hunt of fish like no other when he encounters an extremely large fish and it takes him far out into the ocean. In this book, the characters and objects are somewhat interesting because of their differences, such as the old man and …showed first 75 words of 694 total…

…showed last 75 words of 694 total…the boy and the old man's friendship. Yet, you still can find differences in the old man and the sea like how the sea can control the old man's boat and actions, but the old man is powerless to do anything to the sea. Anywhere in this book, you can find common and uncommon subjects and ideas between the old man and the boy and the old man and the sea, which explains their characteristics.