TOMatS up to page 72--Have You... (English 10 Honors)

• thought about why Hemingway decided not to break up the novella into chapters?
• considered Santiago's character through the lens of the concept of "defeat"?  What exactly does it mean to be defeated?  Is Santiago defeated?
• thought about how you might characterize Santiago and what specific details you would use to support your thoughts?
• noticed any incongruities in Santiago's character and considered Hemingway's purpose?
• thought about how you might characterize Manolin and what specific details you would use to support your thoughts?
• analyzed Santiago and Manolin's relationship?  What do both characters mean to each other?
• truly thought about Santiago's living situation (pages 15, 16, and 24)?  What do you learn about Santiago's circumstances via his surroundings?  How do you view his circumstances?
• asked yourself this question: Is Santiago religious?
• asked yourself this question: Why all the talk of baseball?
• keyed in on any potential paradoxes (add paradox to the list of terms/items to pay attention to and apply!) such as the following (from page 21): "Why am I so thoughtless?"
• asked yourself this question: What or who are Santiago's "dream lions"?
• found any descriptive passages where Hemingway helps us enter the "theater of our minds"?
• considered why Santiago would refer to flying fish as his "friends"?
• thought of the sea at all as a metaphor for life?  If so, what might the following sentence from page 29 suggest: "Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel?"
• analyzed the point of view of this novella?  What is the point of view, and do you believe that the point of view implemented is the best option for this story?  Why or why not? 
• noticed any other references to Santiago's eyes (and thought, and answered, the "so what?" question)?
• keyed in on any aphorisms (or otherwise resonant passages) such as the following from page 32: "It is better to be lucky.  But I would rather be exact.  Then when luck comes you are ready."  If so, have you developed any opinions regarding the ideas presented/made any personal connections?  How about this one from page 66: "The thousand times that he had proved it meant nothing.  Now he was proving it again.  Each time was a new time and he never thought about the past when he was doing it." 
• noticed any other references to the idea (theme?) of "luck"?  Are you crafting a "work in progress" theme statement for this idea?
• applied any of the other terms from our work with The Alchemist (e.g., dilemma, interior monologue, motif, etc.) to your reading of TOMatS?
• realized that Hemingway doesn't choose his words arbitrarily?  If you've come to this realization, how does Santiago mean the word "love" as used on page 54?
• truly stopped to think about some of Santiago's thoughts?  For example, on page 59, he thinks, "I wish I could feed the fish...He is my brother.  But I must kill him and keep strong to do it."  What's up with these sorts of thoughts?
• wondered how Santiago could possible reason that fish are more "noble" and "able" than human beings?!
• considered the potential significance of Santiago remembering the "hand game" (pages 69-71)?
• gotten sick of this blog post yet (hey-yo)?!