Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea

Symbolism is used in many ways in Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea. In this book, Santiago uses many different forms of symbolism to describe the way he feels and what is going on in the world around him.
Santiago often dreams of the lions. In his youth Santiago saw young lions playing on the beach. Each night when Santiago dreams of these lions it brings him back to his younger days as a sailor and reminds him of his youth.
Another form of symbolism it t...