The first thirty-nine pages of The Old Man and the Sea By Ernest Hemingway shows a interesting relationship between an old man named Santiago and a young boy named Manolin. They two seem to have a great relationship despite the fact that the young boy no longer fishes with the old man. Granted, the parents of the young boy wanted him to work on a successful boat, and the old man had not caught a fish in 84 days.

The two connect with more than just fish, they are often heard speaking about the game of baseball, an entire paragraph is devoted to the discussion of the American Baseball teams and how they will preform. The back and forth banter seems almost pointless, but also gives off the idea that this is something they both value so much and care about.

This part of the book shows an amazing amount of imagery that truly brought me in, it captures the true setting in a fisherman's world, and allows the reader to see this too. There is also good description when it comes to smell, on page 2 the smell of shark is described, "When the wind was in the east a smell came across the harbour from the shark factory." I can smell this myself because it connects me to my past experiences.

I am excited to read the rest of the book.