Your project on The Old Man and the
Sea is an intriguing one, and I understand why it might seem a little
overwhelming to you. You ask for some help getting started; by breaking it down into
smaller segments, you should be able to begin working. There are two major components
to this project--Santiago's journey and your own imaginary journey. Start with the one
you know. Santiago is on a literal journey, so make a list or draw a kind of plot line,
or do whatever is going to help you visualize his actual journey. Identify the
obstacles (such as hurting his hand and the sharks) and the blessings (the tuna and the
birds) and the friends (Manolin and the fish) which are part of that journey. As you
identify his journey, including all these elements, note any lessons Santiago learned
from each of them. Add any discussion of symbols and allusions (as you've probably
discussed in class), plus any other ideas which come to mind. This is the hard part,
but it deals with something you've read and should know fairly
well.
Now comes the easy part, though it does force you to
be creative and to make some applications to the novella. Santiago persevered through
obstacles of all kinds--the sea, other animals, poverty, injury, misfortune, hunger,
lack of sleep, and more. Pick a place where you can have this same kind of journey.
Perhaps you're hiking through the mountains and get separated and lost. Maybe you end
up on a deserted island and have to survive alone. It may be you end up trapped in a
cave, stuck on the Amazon (with cannibals on either shore), or trekking through Alaska
during a blizzard. In any case, make the geographical setting the starting point, and
then identify some obstacles and lessons learned as your journey progresses.
How you decide to show these two parallel journeys is
certainly up to your own creativity. The essential visual will be the legend (key), so
be sure to make yourself clear on that. Your adventure awaits!
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