Einsendeaufgabe Englisch Sgd ELI10, Note 1,0

1. Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (p. 80/81)
Use the passage printed below for an interpretation; the following questions may serve you as guidelines for your work:
a) What are the narrative techniques used here by the author?
b) What does the passage contribute to a characterization of Santiago?
c) Is there a connection between this passage and the central theme of the novel?
2. Essay writing:
Write an essay in which you try to answer the following question: What does Manolin contribute to the understanding of Santiago and of his experience? (Write about 450 words.)
These hints may help you to answer the question:
– Characterize their relationship.
– Describe Manolin’s care for Santiago.
– Characterize the admiration which the boy has for the old man.
– Analyse Manolin’s reaction to Santiago’s statement that he was ‘beaten’. (p. 103)