1. A NEW GENRE: Novella

2. Novella a story with a compact and pointed plot
a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and novel
Etymology: Italian, from feminine of novello new, from Latin novellus

3. The Old Man & the Sea By Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Reporter for the Kansas City Star
Ambulance driver in WWI
Injured while working with Italian infantry
After WWI, worked for Toronto Star
Lived in Paris & Key West
During Spanish War & WWII, was a newspaper correspondent
Lived in Cuba until 1958
Lived in Idaho until 1961
Died in 1961 (suicide)

4. The Old Man & the Sea By Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Work shows MASCULINE motifs
MOTIF: (n) a recurring subject, theme, idea, or form
bull-fighting, hunting, war, and fishing
These are derived from Hemingway’s own experiences as a traveler and an adventurer.

5. The Old Man & the Sea By Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Literary idol
wrote in short, declarative sentences
Pseudo-toughness was attractive for others
1954 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature

6. The Old Man & the Sea By Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Hemingway’s protagonists were always people with courage and conviction, who suffered unseen scars, both physical and emotional.

7. In your notebooks, (Sec.4)
You have 10 minutes to complete the following prompt.
Answer the following question in paragraph form and support your answer with examples.
What is the hardest things that you have ever done?

8. READING EXPECTATIONS 4 Days---- Journal Entries Notes
Literary Elements
Literary Devices

9. In The Old Man and The Sea,
The protagonist, Santiago, faces the most difficult fight of his life with a Giant Marlin.