The Old Man and the Sea, written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1952, tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish. On the eighty-fifth day, he ventures far into the Gulf Stream and hooks an enormous marlin. After a grueling three-day battle, Santiago finally kills the fish, only for sharks to devour it during his journey home, leaving nothing but a skeleton. Despite losing his prize, Santiago's courage and unyielding perseverance embody the invincible human spirit. The novella won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and helped Hemingway earn the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
