The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea is a gripping tale of endurance, dignity, and struggle. Set in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, just off the coast of Havana, it narrates the intense battle between an aged Cuban fisherman, Santiago, and his formidable adversary, a giant marlin. As Santiago ventures far out into the deep sea on his small skiff, he has not caught a fish for 84 days, and his young companion, Manolin, has been forced by his