Characters
Santiago- Santiago is a wise old fisherman. He has been fishing for many years. He loves baseball and is a big fan of "The Great DiMaggio"
Manolin- Manolin is a young boy who is a good friend of Santiago. He brings Santiago food when he is hungry. He fishes with Santiago almost every day.
Plot Summary: Santiago has not caught a fish for 84 days but since 85 is his lucky number he has a good feeling about today. Manolin's parents will not let him go fishing with Santiago because they feel he is bad luck. They want him to fish with a different group with better luck. Santiago goes out fishing and drops his lines in the water. He hooks a huge fish and he knows it is a marlin. It drags him out to sea for three days. Santiago would use his other lines to still fish so that he could have some food. …
