Blogging Assignment 6

The most useful approach to use in critically analyzing The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway is Santiago as a Christ Figure.
There are situations of Christ Figure in the OMS. One of the expressed situations of Christ is when the old man carried with the bleached bones of the fish on his back, it is similar situation with Jesus Christ who carried the cross on his back. This part describes Santigo as a Christ Figure. Moreover, when the boy had gone to his parents after forty days, the number of this related with the Resurrection.
By the way, there is also some symboles of Christ. For example, the dolphin, fish, and the sea are relation with Christ. The story centers round on these symbols, especially the fish that Santiago pursued it. According to the lecture, the dolphin and the fish is expressed the general idea of Christ, and the sea is expressed the mother of human being or of Jesus Christ.
In short, the Old Man and the Sea is hidden the expression of Christ figure from all parts of the story.