The Old Man and the Sea

In this novel, we are faced with an old man who goes out in his boat and goes deep into the sea to fish. He is able to catch a large fish and begins his journey back to the shore, content because his journey has borne fruit. However, not everything a person desires comes true. Soon, the savage sharks emerge from their sea hiding places to attack the fish that the old man has tied to his small boat. Despite all the old man’s desperate attempts to save his fish, his efforts go down the drain and the sharks succeed in devouring the fish, leaving only its skull and vertebral column.