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

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Robert C. Evans

Critical Insights: The Old Man and the Sea, pp.64-80

Salem Press

2022

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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