The Old Man and the Sea

by SparkNotes

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A feature on how not to plagiarize

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 10, 2002

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Reviews

[Vinícius de Sousa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this by mistake a few months ago trying to get the actual The Old Man and the Sea, of Hemingway. Recently I read the actual book and, right after, this one. Now I'm very happy that I got this SparkNotes. It was great to understand Hemingway's work and the "how to write literary analysis" was so worth it.

[Robert Swanson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Met expectations.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to get more out of novel and these spark notes helped me appreciate it more. It did its job

[Georgette · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice companion to "The Old Man and the Sea." I like these notes for the symbolism and other elements they point out. I also appreciate the biographical info they provide about the author.

[Kawa Svaha · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a symbolised novel.