a women and her husband see the cascass of the magnificent fish and incorrectly identify it as a common shark of extraordinary size. what does this emphasize?

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The Old Man and the Sea

a women and her husband see the cascass of the magnificent fish and incorrectly identify it as a common shark of extraordinary size. what does this emphasize?

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Asked by jess m #307395 on 3/10/2013 9:56 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 3/10/2013 10:03 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 3/10/2013 10:03 PM

This is symbolic of how they see Santiago. They see Santiago as once great man now "crazy" and decrepit. THeir mistake is in both identifying the fish and the fisherman.

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