Now it is time to think about the point of view of the other local fishermen in the local fishing village and at the terrace café. At first, I thought they were all jerks with no sympathy especially toward poor old Santiago. I mean, they pretty much ridiculed him all day for being such a bad fisherman because of his “bad luck.” Although I think all their heckling about Santiago’s “bad luck” is a bunch of bologna, I can see where they are coming from. In this entry, I will put myself in their shoes for a while. Honestly, if I were one of them, I would most likely do the same thing. If I am a stud fisherman who is doing well and has a good life like most of them do, and I see a washed up old man like Santiago, then I would probably not think much of him. Even though it is not very nice, that is kind of just the facts of life. On the other hand, I might feel sorry for Santiago such as Manolin does. I might help him out whenever I get the chance and do some chores for him around his shack. I know he would teach me some valuable lessons not only about fishing but about life as well. He would be the brains, and I would be the brawn of the whole fishing operation. I wish the other fishermen in the village were like that, but they have to go and be bullies to the genius that is Santiago. Well I cannot really do anything about it because they are obviously in the fictional world which makes me feel a little better. Hemingway really did a good job capturing the mindsets of what people really think in this novel. I can see now how the other fishermen in the village think once I really thought about their perspective which is a helpful comprehension exercise.
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