Did you know that Hemingway was an alcoholic and probably had a bipolar disorder? Moreover, Melville (Author of Moby Dick) dedicated Moby Dick to his pal, Nathaniel Hawthorne. An old man lived in a village by himself. He fished for a living. However, he had yet to catch fish for 84 days. Once, he had a helper, but the boy’s parents commanded him to find a different boat to fish on. Therefore, the aged man fished by himself all day long. This man, named Santiago, hoped to catch an abundance of fish. Captain Ahab commands and lives on his ship, the Pequod. He makes his living by whaling with his crew. Also, he hunts for the massive whale, Moby Dick, to snatch his revenge because Moby Dick had devoured his leg. His crew aids him in his search for the tremendous whale and his revenge. Both men fish, although, their fishing experiences differ. Their experiences contradict each other in how they fish, why they fish, and what they fish. First, both men fish differently in how they fish. Santiago fished with lines and bait to catch his fish. Every day before dawn,…show more content… Santiago fished for whatever bit his line. He really didn’t have a choice. The fish helped him survive. Nonetheless, the feeble man preferred not to catch flying fish. He thought of them as his brothers. Instead, he desired to apprehend a sizable fish to gain fame in his village. Additionally, the fish he caught would bring in a plethora of money, therefore, helping him survive. On the contrary, Captain Ahab fished for whales and his arch nemesis, Moby Dick. The captain made his living as a whaler and the captain of a whaling boat. He hunted for the unkillable whale to take his revenge. Many tried to kill this whale, but none have succeeded. Captain Ahab lived to kill this whale. Along the way he also killed other whales, but his main focus remained on Moby Dick. Undoubtedly, both men fished differently in how they fished, why they fished, and what they
