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Final Essay For this assignment, you’ll get some practice explaining and responding to critical points from three critical reviews. To do so, compose a nine-paragraph essay that introduces and responds to three critical reviews of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.As always, begin with some history and background—this time about the book The Old Man and the Sea. Give a little history about the book, then briefly summarize its plot. After that, transition toward a thesis statement that closes your introduction, one that comments on both a) the critics’ general view of the book and b) your response to them.In the body of your essay, provide two paragraphs for each of the three critical reviews. In each case, introduce the critic and quote their claim, then provide evidence from the book to support that claim. That’s the first paragraph. In the second paragraph, lay out your position in response to the critic, then provide evidence from the book to support your claim. Summarize, paraphrase and quote correctly. Blend short quotes into your general summary of the example. Avoid floating quotes. Keep your verb tense consistent throughout the body paragraphs. Cite correctly.To begin your conclusion, restate your thesis. Then provide a transition from that restated thesis to a discussion of the future—a future that somehow

relates to the book. Answer Preview……………Written by Hemingway Ernest and published in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea is a novella about an old man who is a fisherman. The story takes place in the 1940s in Cuba, near Havana where Hemingway lived. Hemingway love of nature influenced the story. Also, his denial that his writing career was finished. Publishing the book was a highlight of his long career as a writer. Hemingway use of English prose in short and straight sentences was his breakthrough when the novella got published. The numerous awards he won including the Nobel Prize in Literature remains the proof of his success. Therefore, the book has a great historical significance. The story begins with an old man, Santiago who is a fisherman. He has neither caught fish in eighty-four days nor eaten well. A young boy Manolin, who is a friend he taught fishing, brings him food. Santiago dreams of the lions he saw in Africa and head out to fish during the day. He hooks a big fish, marlin which introduces series of struggles which last for three days. Santiago resolves to kill it and, on his way, he is attacked by sharks who manages to eats the fish. When he gets on the shore, he only has the skeleton of the fish. In the end, he goes to sleep and dreams of the lions again………..APA 1191 words
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