- Title
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Author/Creator
- Francis C. Rossow
- Publication Details
- Gospel Patterns in Literature: Familiar Truths and Unexpected Places, pp.71-78
- Annotation
- Argues that Hemingway s goal in inserting Gospel imagery into the novel was to elevate and ennoble Santiago s heroic struggles with nature rather than promote any serious Christian message. Rossow enumerates several parallels between Santiago and Christ intended to garner admiration for Hemingway s protagonist.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015131924703691
Book chapter
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Gospel Patterns in Literature: Familiar Truths and Unexpected Places, pp.71-78
2008
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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