- Title
- Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': Two Treatments of Youth and Age in the Early 1950s
- Author/Creator
- Robert C. Evans
- Publication Details
- Critical Insights: The Old Man and the Sea, pp.64-80
- Annotation
- In his comparison of these texts published roughly at the same time, Evans finds vastly different treatments of the relationship between young and old. Evans characterizes the bond between Santiago and Manolin as "almost Disneyesque" (e.g., loving, respectful, devoted) and notes its appeal to readers recovering from the tumultuous events of the 30s and 40s. He describes O'Connor's depiction of the grandmother's relationship with her family as "decidedly unsentimental," fraught with bickering and self-centeredness. Also compares the works' religious motifs, villains, and themes of heroism and redemption.
- Publisher
- Salem Press; Ipswich, MA
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015212698203691
Book chapter
Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': Two Treatments of Youth and Age in the Early 1950s
Critical Insights: The Old Man and the Sea, pp.64-80
Salem Press
2022
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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