We’re pressured to do certain things and sometimes all we can do is choose between the lesser evil. We kill- in one way or other- others, ourselves, dreams and memories. We all inflict pain to ourselves and o others. It is not possible to live and not to hurt anybody. With our imperfect brains, our imperfect bodies, our imperfect hearts, we must go on and love and try to live our lives bravely and with style. We must love…and unfortunately we must also be human- that is imperfect. However, if he didn’t, what would happen? People wouldn’t stop eating fish, would they? Is it better to love and respect the fish you kill or does that makes the killing worse? My older self would say- it is always better to love. He loves and respects the fish, and he even wonders whether it is a sin to kill it.

Santiago is a fisherman, that is who he is. Na kraju priče, ili možete razumijete starca ili ne možete. Ovaj kraći roman je ispunjen dubokom tugom. Pripovjedni slijed koji se sastoji od jednostavnih rečenica čini da mislite kako čitate neku pojednostavljenu bajku, ali to je samo iluzija. Ova priča je samo na prvi pogled jednostavna. Kao odrasli možemo pronaći novu dubinu u ovoj priči. Kad smo djeca, naravno da se ne možemo poistovjetiti s iskustvom starenja na način na koji to odrasla osoba može. Ono što čini ovu priču dubokom nije neka alegorija ili simbol, već nevjerojatno duboki psihološki i duhovni portret jednoga starca. To je doista priča o starcu koji lovi ribu. Zašto? Zbog sam priče? Zbog neke složene usporedbe? Ne, zapravo ne vjerujem da u ovoj priču postoji ikakva analogija ili simbolizam. Mislim da ne moram naglašavati da nisam mogla potpuno razumjeti ovu priču u četvrtom razredu. To i nije neko iznenađenje, jer je dio kurikuluma za četvrti razred osnovne škole. Starac i more je prvo njegovo djelo koje sam pročitala. At the end of the story, you're either able to understand the old man or you are not.

There is a lot of profound sadness in this short novel. The narrative composed of simple sentences makes you feel like you’re reading some simplified old fairy-tale, but that is only an illusion. The story is only seemingly simple and straight-forward. As adults we can find new depth in this story. As a child, one is simply (and understandably) not able to relate to the experience of growing old- not in a way an adult can. What makes this story deep is not some symbol of analogy, but the incredibly insightful psychological and spiritual portrayal of one old man. It is a story about an old man catching fish, simple as that. Why? Because of the story itself? Because of some complex analogy? No, I actually don't believe there is a single analogy or symbolism in this story. Needless to say, I wasn't able to fully comprehend this story in fourth grade. Hardly surprising, because it is a part of curriculum for 4th graders. The Old Man and The Sea was the first thing I've read by Hemingway.

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