The Old Man and the Sea
Describe the opening of the Novel
give me answer in simplest and lucid language
give me answer in simplest and lucid language
The novel opens by telling us exactly who Santiago is: "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish"
This is what we learn about our protagonist......... he is introduced to us, and we learn that he is looking for his luck.