On the second day of the book, Santiago wakes up very early in the morning before sunset. He goes over to Manolin’s shack to wake him up also. Manolin helps Santiago carry his gear to the beach where they say their goodbyes, wish each other luck, and part their separate ways for the day. Santiago starts rowing before the sun rises, and he keeps rowing until he realizes that he can no longer see the shore anymore. He started to bait the hooks with the bait he received from Manolin, and started to slowly row once more. The whole time he is talking to himself. He wonders if the other fishermen ever hear him and think he is crazy, but he would not mind if they did anyway. He had a few nibbles, and he thought that they must be large since he was in the large and deep waters now. The marlin played with the hook for a while and finally took the bait. Santiago knew it was big, but he really wanted it to jump out of the water so he could get a good look at it. He knows now though that all he can do is hold on and hope for the best, but he pledges that by the end of the day, his opponent will die. As a bird lands on the skiff and Santiago is distracted, the marlin surges and nearly capsizes the boat. This tug of the line cuts Santiago’s hand deeply. He realizes he is a little weak so he eats a tuna he had caught the day before, and feels he should feed the fish out of what seems to be brotherly love. The fight with the fish wears on him into the second day, so he baits more line with hopes to catch more food. He keeps thinking and talking aloud to himself mostly about the great DiMaggio. Then, before nightfall, he catches a dolphin with another line to eat later. He “rests’ by putting the line on his back, but he cannot fall asleep and the day is done.
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