Spiritual Life In Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea

In this thesis, Chapter 1 and 2 focus on the way of living of Santiago and Thoreau, especially they focus on the aspect of their spiritual life; however, this Chapter 3 focus on the their way of making a living because it is necessary for them to earn money and to require some foods or clothes. As everyone take part in the economic activity, both of them, Santiago and Thoreau, are the member of economic activity. In terms of economy, however, they have their own philosophy. They refine the way of making a living practically and theoretically. They sublimate it into valuable way.
It seems that Hemingway also describes economy in The Old Man and The Sea. Funayama states that many critics have sought to understand The Old Man and the Sea by seeing symbolic values in

There is the shark factory, “the fish house where they waited for ice truck to carry [fishes] to the market” (5); and the Terrace, where many of fishermen take a rest. They are the evidence that Santiago lives in the community where people operate fishery. Santiago certainly requires his dignity through the fishing; however, the first reason he engages in fishing is making a living. When he talks about the lottery with the boy, the boy says, “I can borrow two dollars and a half”; then Santiago replies, “I think perhaps I can too. But I try to not borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg” (10). From this dialogue, we can understand that Santiago has the economic point of the view, and he knows the importance of the economy. Santiago seems to consider about economy sincerely, and he has his principle for his economy.
The young fishermen, who earn the large money, call the sea as “el mar which is masculine” (20). They think that the sea is the “contestant or a place or even an enemy” (20). The young fishermen are the symbol of the voraciousness, they do not have any respect for the nature and they are violent and