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The Alchemist Chapter 1 Summary

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1. Santiago is an old fisherman who hasn’t caught a fish in the last 84 days. He is humble and takes pride in his abilities.
2. Manolin is Santiago’s apprentice, but his parents have witnessed Santiago’s bad luck and sends Manolin on another boat. Manolin however still likes the old man and looks to him as a mentor.
3. Martin is a café owner who does not appear in the story but is introduced as the person Manolin goes to, to get dinner for Santiago.
4. Manolin wants to continue fishing with the old man, but his parents make him go on another fishing boat due to Santiago’s bad luck.
5. Many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and thought he was crazy while others felt bad for him.
6. Santiago lived in a small neat house that had all of …show more content…

There was no yellow rice or cast net this was maybe a joke between the two.
8. Joe DiMaggio was Santiago’s hero he was a baseball player who got the job done under any odds Santiago uses him as inspiration to see that success is always possible.
9. Manolin tries to say that even though there are many other fisherman the old man can’t be replaced.
10. He is trying to say that you don’t need raw strength if you are smart and have good techniques.
11. He dreams of the lions in Africa where he grew up.
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1. He compares the sea to a woman elegant and beautiful, but can be very cruel.
2. The old man prepared his equipment very cautiously because if you are lucky but aren’t prepared then you might miss your opportunity.
3. The old man first caught a tuna.
4. It shows that the old man does not really care about what other people think of him but rather what he thinks of himself.
5. The old man could not pull him up an inch and it started to tow his boat.
6. He thought of them as his brothers in the world.
7. Santiago enjoyed the boys company and could also use some help.
8. Santiago broke an unspoken law of fishing by fishing beyond the normal fishing area. The magnificent fish stayed within their natural, allotted environment. The

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