Theme

The Old Man and The Sea is truly a novel that I highly recommend. This novel demonstrated what believing in one self can do to you. Out of the 84 days that man was fishing. Nobody believed in him because he hadn't caught a fish in 84 days. However, the man believed himself and on the 85th day he caught one of the biggest fishes that the fishermen of that area have ever seen. This novel taught me a life lesson to carry on with your personal beliefs, no matter others opinion.The major theme in this novel is to believe in yourself. You will never be able to please everyone, so the theme to believe in yourself does make one feel like there are no barriers limmiting you from success.