Novel "The Old Man and The Sea" Most Important Questions

 Novel

The Old Man and The Sea 

 1. character sketch of Santiago

2.  character sketch of Manolin

3. character sketch of Marlin

4. character sketch of Sea/ the sea is a living being 

5. Relationship between Santiago and Manolin

6. Santiago's struggle with Marlin 

7. Santiago's struggle with sharks

8. Themes of the novel / major themes of the novel 

9. Santiago's isolation

10. symbolism in the novel 

11. Significance of Dreams / major interest of Santiago 

12. Soliloquies of the old man

13. Ending of the novel

14. Tragedy of the old man and tragedy of novel

15.  Message of the novel - Pessimistic or Optimistic