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JAMB - Literature In English (2000 - No. 21)

From the novel; The Old Man and the Sea
From the novel; The Old Man and the Sea
From the novel; The Old Man and the Sea
The skeleton of the fish is brought by the shore to
draw sympathy for the old man
show the old man's fruitless effort
show that the skeleton itself is useful
mock the misadventure of the old man

Explanation

In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, the skeleton of the fish brought to the shore symbolises the culmination of the old man's struggle. It is bought up to the shore to draw sympathy for the old man in the readers. The readers understand the amount of effort that he has put into catching the fish, only for it to be eaten by sharks. 

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