The Novel Which I like Most

The novel that I like most is "The Old Man and The Sea". It caught my attention and tempted me to read it repeatedly. The story line is interesting and eye-catching. It tells the story of an old man who remains unsuccessful in catching a fish for 84  days but he doesn't give up. He is quite sure that he can catch a fish one day and works constantly in pursuit of it. He claims that man can be destroyed but can't be defeated.

The idea of this novel is that one should never give up even if the struggle is hard. We have to show perseverance. We must select a dream and work hard for making it possible for us. At the outset of this story we know that Santiago is assisted by a boy who is sent with him by a family to learn fishing. When Santiago fails to catch a fish for eighty four days, the family takes their child back and want him to go with another fisherman who has the luck of catching a fish. However, the boy proves to be loyal for Santiago. He often comes to help him.

Despite of all setback that Santiago experiences, he never thinks he cannot catch a fish. When the 84th day comes. He makes his mind to go as far as he can to catch the fish. Finally his luck smiles for him. He catches a fish but has still to fight with it. Because the fish is so big. It takes him two days to bring that fish to the shore. Although he takes skeleton to the shore because sharks attack and eat the flesh of fish, yet he has won the battle. He has caught the fish of big stature which nobody has done before. Tourists come to take pics and are attracted by the gaint fish. Everyone is surprised and the boy feels proud of Santiago.

This inspirational story has won my heart. I too feel that I'm like this old man who has to pursue a dream of achieving my aim. I also should work hard and should never give up. After all how can I forget "the man can be destroyed but can't be defeated".