Novel.Q# 5.Theme of the novel.Ans."A man can be destroyed but not defeated".The major theme of the novel is that life is a continuous struggle against odds.The writer wants to bring out that success lies in the continuity of action and not in the achievement of ideals.We find that Santiago has been presented as a hero .By his strong determinationhe proves that a man can be destroyed but not defeated .He fights against odds quite optimistically.He fails to catch any fish for eighty four days.Other fishermen made fun of him and called him a Salao.The boy left him on the order of his parents .Being a lonely figure he did not lose heart.He went into the on the 85th day and hooked a Marlin,pulled his boat under the water of the sea for three days.He remained hopeful and thought of saying his prayers if he caught the fish.At last he killed the Marlin with his harpoon

Novel.Q# 5.Theme of the novel.Ans."A man can be destroyed but not defeated".The major theme of the novel is that life is a continuous struggle against odds.The writer wants to bring out that success lies in the continuity of action and not in the achievement of ideals.We find that Santiago has been presented as a hero .By his strong determinationhe proves that a man can be destroyed but not defeated .He fights against odds quite optimistically.He fails to catch any fish for eighty four days.Other fishermen made fun of him and called him a Salao.The boy left him on the order of his parents .Being a lonely figure he did not lose heart.He went into the on the 85th day and hooked a Marlin,pulled his boat under the water of the sea for three days.He remained hopeful and thought of saying his prayers if he caught the fish.At last he killed the Marlin with his harpoon