The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: Santiago, the Man of Many Roles

Santiago: A Man of Many Roles
You know those people who you love and your mom hates? How you respect them yet they are despised by your mom? Why do your opinions of them differ? It is because of the perspective that you see them with. Your mom sees them as extremely dangerous because they ride motorcycles, wear leather jackets, and have a million tattoos, but you see them as incredibly fun because that is what your generation has come to accept. In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago is a man who is seen differently through different perspectives. Santiago can be seen as h…