Blog #15: The Old Man and the Sea

I seem to be writing most of my "free write" blogs about things in the book that I am questioning, so I hope that these blogs are at least close to what you are looking for. Well this blog is going to talk about the old man and why I think that he never got married and started a family of his own. I am kind of disappointed in the old man for not getting married because then we would not ever be lonely. I like the fact that the young boy was always there for Santiago. This made me not feel so bad for the old man because I knew that he did have someone that he had a close relationship with.

I wonder why Santiago did not ever get married. I think that he sounds like a really nice guy, and he possesses some very strong character traits. I am really stumped when I try to think of a reason why he would not want to get married and have a family of his own. Maybe when he was growing up he did not like his mother, so he would not want to have kids that may also not like their mother. This is so mind boggling to me, but if I really think about today's world, there really are some people who just simply choose not to get married and have a family. Some people are so devoted to what they do for a living, and some other people are animal lovers and would rather live alone with several animals. I think that the first reason I stated is probably the most likely for Santiago because he seems to be really devoted to his fishing career even though he may not be the best fisherman. I can relate to the old man because I have the same situation with golf. I love to play it, but I really am not that great. I am sure that other people in tournaments I play in wonder why I golf so much, but I enjoy playing it even thought I am kind of bad.

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 2003. Print.