The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous novels written by Ernest Hemingway. In this novel, Hemingway shows the world the story of the great Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who flees for his honor and pride. In the critical essay Hemingway's Tragic Vision of Man, Clinton S. Burhans, Jr. wrote how he and other authors interpreted this novel, and he considered the following points: heroic individualism, interdependence and Christianity. I agree with Clinton's essay. In the novel, Hemingway addresses the character of Santiago so well that he undoubtedly inspires these points. He was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days without catching a fish (Hemingway) (p.1). This is how the story began. The old man had been almost three months without catching anything, so the next day he decided and decided to catch a big fish. That day he went far into the ocean. At first he felt he had to remedy his bad luck by catching a big fish. He wants to demonstrate to the boy and his town that he was still the great Santiogo, but more importantly, he wanted to prove it to himself. That day the old man managed to catch a fish, but not an ordinary fish. It was a Marlin, the largest and most beautiful Satiago had ever seen. However, the fish was not only beautiful, it was also strong. It took our hero three days to win the flight. The fish was too big so it could not be brought home in the boat. Santiago had to tie the fish to the boat and tried to take it home. But it seems simple that way. The fish was dripping blood and attracted the attention of sharks. The old man had to fight off more than ten sharks to defend the Marlin. Demonstrating his immense heroism, the old man fought. However, the sharks ate the Marlin. This taught Satiago a lesson. Man fails when he goes far beyond his depths and he himself said to him: “You were a fish. I'm sorry I went too far. I have ruined us both” (Hemingway)(p.116). Santiago was sorry that we had spoiled the fish.