Important Passage That Relates

"Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff"

                                                                                   -----"The Old Man and the Sea"

I chose this passage because it contains the climax, which is the most important and interesting part of the novella. This is where everything happens. The ending of the marlin's life when the old man harpoons it is the most crucial of moments as the marlin comes alive “with his death in him” and displays all its strength and magnificence before the old man. The marlin seems to transcend his own death, which is mentioned in the previous sentence. This is very important because the marlin's story is reflected in the old man's. Like the marlin, the old man experiences something of death on his way back. His prize catch have been eaten by the sharks and it is very unlikely that he will ever be able to catch a fish of that size every again due to his old age and physical condition. Nonetheless, he returns to the village revitalized and with a restored reputation that will live long after his death.