The Old Man and the Sea

the old mans attitude of la mar

pages 26-30

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Santiago thinks of the sea as a woman: he sees her “as la mar" which means love for a woman. The younger fisherman think of the sea as the masculine “el mar .” Santiago sees the sea as his mistress with its many moods. .

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