Kinesiology 3378F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Marlin, Ernest Hemingway
5 Jan 2019
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Only when he"s outnumbered that he finally loses the game. He wonders if dimaggio bone spurs could compare to his hands or cloudy head. Dimaggio hitting of a baseball seems safe and frivolous in comparison. Cant see past the fact that what he"s doing is more dangerous and takes more skill and is more valuable than what dimaggio"s doing. Physical struggle thats very important especially the individual nature of it. male identity- one on one single combat in live or die situation. Respects santiago because mastered art of challenge. tried his body to survive such hard physical tasks. pain and suffering goes understated. increases respect and admiration for physical nature of this. Hemingway"s world view is grace under pressure". no perfect characters, but people become perfect when they test themselves. regardless of wounds still give best effort. admire. Santiago for doing his best in moment of struggle.
