Rating: The Old Man and the Sea

Whenever we do a book project in school we are required to rate the book. For example a book could be four out of five stars or something like that. After you rated it, you have to explain why you gave that book a certain rating and I think that this is an appropriate blog subject for this book.

The Old Man and the Sea was a very engaging book. It had the thrill of a hunt and the feeling of victory. I loved this book, but I think that it was too short. I would give this book a four out of five. The story of the old man was depressing yet you knew it was going to be ok for him so the reader was not sad all the time like in The Grapes of Wrath. When Santiago caught that fish I felt so good for him. He will not be ridiculed anymore for being a poor fisherman. I did feel bad for him though. He was out in a boat all day long by himself(Salinger, 35). He would have to talk to himself and this was depressing also because he used to fish with his favorite person in the world, the boy, but his parents forbid him to fish with the not prosperous old man. The book had quite a bit of action and character. All of the characters were different and as the reader, we fell in love with all of them. Even the poor fish was very unique and you can not help but feel bad for him because he will never be the same even if he does escape from Santiago's hook. The book was an easy read because of its length and content and I do plan on reading this book again in the future. It has a message that we can live by, never give up and you will be prosperous. Santiago fought this fish for many days and he never gave up and ended up catching the fish.

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