In this study I’ve conducted an analysis of Ernest Hemingway’s short story The Old Man and the Sea where my focus has been analyzing the main character Santiago and how and in what ways he can symbolize mankind’s great need of faith. The definition of what faith is and can be understood as is based on the theory called “worldview” or “philosophy of life”. The usage of this theory is because the faith I’m analyzing, through Santiago, is one that is unspecified and dynamic. I’ve used two methods to conduct my analysis, hermeneutics and close-reading. My analysis is divided into three headlines which follow the progress of the novels story, each with a specific theme: Santiago, destiny and death. To answer the leading research question, how and in what ways Santiago can symbolize faith, I’ve formulated analysis questions for each heading which I’ve answered by with citing the novel and interpretating what said quote may signify regarding my study’s purpose. My conclusion for the study is, simply put, that Santiago in matter of fact does symbolize man’s great need of faith. I’ve examined how complex faith is, how it can be experienced and the importance of its functionality. In other words, my analysis has resulted in another, perhaps new, image of what faith is and can be.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-503748 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Johansson, Elliot |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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