![]() ![]() To nudge kids in the love direction, you may wish to check out Alexander Petrov's 1999 Oscar-winning animated film adaptation. Readers young and old are rarely ambivalent about this book - it's either love or hate, often mixed with a hefty dose of parody (Hemingway at times writes like a macho parody of himself). On the 85 th day, Santiago travels to the Gulf Stream and hooks a big fish. His fishing partner, Manolin, is a young man who Santiago has trained since childhood and accompanies him on his fishing expeditions. ![]() It's also somewhat fraught with a late-in-life perspective that may be largely lost on young readers. He has gone 84 days without catching a fish and feels his luck turning around. It's also about three days in a boat in which most of the action takes place in the title character's head, punctuated by graphic descriptions of, say, the gutting of fish. ![]() himself), eternal issues (love, survival, teaching the next generation, tenacity against the odds) and strong writing. ![]() Widely regarded as Hemingway's masterpiece, it won the Pulitzer Prize and had much to do with his winning the Nobel. Parents need to know that context and the teacher's skill will influence how well their kids relate to this reading-list staple. Santiago and Manolin drink beer some of Santiago's reminiscences involve bars.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]()
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