di maggio in the old man and the sea
di maggio suffer for what ?
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Baseball
Baseball is a game with which many children in the United States are familiar. They have at some point played the game, watched it on TV, or gone to a game with their family and friends. In Cuba, the setting of Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, the game of baseball is a national sport and pastime. It holds a special place in everyone's heart.
Santiago, the old man who goes out to sea to fish, displays this passion. Not realizing that Manolin looks up to the old man as a great fisherman, much as Santiago idolizes Joe DiMaggio, he doesn't want Manolin wasting his time around him. When the opportunity arises, Santiago asks Manolin to ''go and play baseball.'' The relationship between Manolin and Santiago is akin to father-son. Their bond is developed through fishing and baseball. They spend a good deal of time discussing the teams, players, and even managers. Some of their opinion is influenced by who ''came here the most times.'' Appearances in Cuba mean a great deal to the populace.
Santiago also discusses baseball with himself. It is a way for him to stay focused and not become delusional. When he is on the sea holding onto the big fish he has hooked, he recognizes that he is ''tired inside.'' Santiago realizes that all he has left to think about is the fish. ''That and baseball.'' These thoughts help him stay determined and focused despite his exhaustion.
Joe DiMaggio
If someone like Santiago has such respect and admiration for baseball, then he must have a favorite team. He does. Santiago loves the New York Yankees. He has a great deal of faith in the team to succeed, which he mentions to Manolin, but a lot of this stems from one player. That player is Joe DiMaggio. He tells Manolin that it is Joe DiMaggio who ''makes the difference.'' But why Joe DiMaggio?
Santiago's father was a fisherman ''as was the father of the great Joe DiMaggio.'' Santiago apparently sees a shared bond with Joe DiMaggio because of this. While he continues to attempt to reel in the big fish, Santiago wonders whether Joe DiMaggio ''would stay with a fish as long as I will stay with this one?'' Santiago compares himself to Joe DiMaggio, perhaps in an attempt to gauge his worth or success.
Santiago prefaces the name of Joe DiMaggio with the word 'great' almost every time he mentions the player's name. He tells Manolin to ''think of the great Joe DiMaggio.'' Santiago compares his actions to those of DiMaggio, believing that he ''must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly.'' Joe DiMaggio is the person against whom Santiago measures himself. He wants to live up to the high standards he sees in Joe DiMaggio. Santiago sees a part of himself in Joe DiMaggio.
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