old man and the sea Flashcards
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Santiago
Salao
Manolin
Martin
He is the old man in the novella. He is the protagonist who ca…
It is the worst form of being unlucky. Santiago is considered…
He is a little boy who is with Santiago. He is very kind and a…
He is the owner of the restaurant who gives food and drink on…
Santiago
He is the old man in the novella. He is the protagonist who ca…
Salao
It is the worst form of being unlucky. Santiago is considered…
commence
sustenance
callous
nausea
begin; start
food and/or drink as a source of strength and nourishment
part of skin that is hardened, and is less sensitive to feeling
unpleasant sensation in the stomach, with a strong urge to vom…
commence
begin; start
sustenance
food and/or drink as a source of strength and nourishment
In what ways are the negative qualities…
How is luck important to Santiago and M…
What is the relationship between Santia…
How is Santiago set off from the other…
bad fishing, unlucky, salao, brown blotches, scars, creases on…
very important, since Santiago has gone 84 days without catchi…
Grandfather grandson relationship, also like best friends, tre…
the young laugh at him, the older respect and pity him
In what ways are the negative qualities…
bad fishing, unlucky, salao, brown blotches, scars, creases on…
How is luck important to Santiago and M…
very important, since Santiago has gone 84 days without catchi…
How many days has the old man gone with…
Why can't the boy fish with the old man…
What does the old man look like?
Everything about the old man is old exc…
84
his parents say the old man is "salo" -the worst form of unluc…
thin, gaunt, with deep wrinkles, skin cancer blotches, scars
eyes, "cheerful and undefeated"
How many days has the old man gone with…
84
Why can't the boy fish with the old man…
his parents say the old man is "salo" -the worst form of unluc…
Manolin
The worst kind of unlucky
Africa
Left Hand
What is the name of the boy who helps Santiago
Santiago is "salao" which means...
In his youth Santiago traveled to what continent?
Which of Santiago's hands betray him?
Manolin
What is the name of the boy who helps Santiago
The worst kind of unlucky
Santiago is "salao" which means...
skiff
salao
gaff
furled
any of various boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one…
salty; bad luck
a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish
roll or fold up and secure neatly (a flag, sail, umbrella, or…
skiff
any of various boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one…
salao
salty; bad luck
havanna cuba
old man unlucky thin with dark wrinkled…
santiagos young apprentice
grandfather grandchild
where does the story take place
who is santiago? describe his physical appearance and personal…
who is manolin
describe santiagos relationship with the boy
havanna cuba
where does the story take place
old man unlucky thin with dark wrinkled…
who is santiago? describe his physical appearance and personal…
Portuguese man-of-war
Flying fish
Dolphin fish
sardine
a large, warm-sea jellyfish that floats on the water and has l…
a fish of warm seas that leaps out of the water and uses its w…
One of the fishes Santiago catches to eat
small fatty fish
Portuguese man-of-war
a large, warm-sea jellyfish that floats on the water and has l…
Flying fish
a fish of warm seas that leaps out of the water and uses its w…
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator about Santiago
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stre…
But after forty days without a fish the boy's parents had told…
The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked l…
Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the…
Narrator
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stre…
Narrator
But after forty days without a fish the boy's parents had told…
Why does santiago want the fish to jump?
what is the boys reaction to being wake…
Why doesn't Santiago worry about talkin…
What significance might santiagos name…
to fill its air sacs with air so it wont go deep to die
didn't complain and he said that a man's gotta do what a man's…
no one is there for him to bother.
it's Spanish for St. James (Christ's disciple that was a fishe…
Why does santiago want the fish to jump?
to fill its air sacs with air so it wont go deep to die
what is the boys reaction to being wake…
didn't complain and he said that a man's gotta do what a man's…
Describe Santiago
Who is Manolin?
Why is the boy not fishing with the old…
What did the other fishermen think of t…
He is an old man, gaunt and weather-worn with... the many scars o…
A boy who fished with Santiago before his streak of bad luck
Manolin's parents... won't let him fish with Santiago because of…
Many fishermen made fun of the old man
Describe Santiago
He is an old man, gaunt and weather-worn with... the many scars o…
Who is Manolin?
A boy who fished with Santiago before his streak of bad luck