The Old Man and the Sea

How did Santiago think of the sea?

To what did he compare it to

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Santiago compares the sea to a woman.

“.....she is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel…He always thought of her as feminine [la mar] and as something that gave or withheld great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them.”

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The Old Man and the Sea

Santiago compares the sea to a

woman.

“.....she is kind and very beautiful.

But she can be so cruel…He

always thought of her as

feminine [la mar] and as

something that gave or withheld

great favours, and if she did wild

or wicked things it was because

she could not help them.”

Source(s): The Old Man and the

Sea

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