Fortitude: An Old Man's Strength

Fortitude:

An Old Man's Strength

Fortitude means, according to the New World Dictionary, "the strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently; firm courage." In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago, the old man, shows that he had physical and mental fortitude. A few examples of physical fortitude are that the old man never let go of the fishing line and the characteristics of the old man's body. Two examples of mental fortitude are Santiago's positive attitude in the face of bad times, and his endurance.

To further explain the example of how Santiago's physical fortitude is how he never let go of the line, here are a few quotes. "He had no feeling of his left hand, but he braked all he could with his right and the line rush out." This asseverated that he did have a lot of physical fortitude in t...