Provides biographical information about Ernest Hemingway, and features a variety of essays in which the authors analyze Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea," discussing themes, artistic accomplishment, and the character of the Old Man.

The old man and the sea as fable /Delbert E. Wylder -- The old man and the sea is an allegory of the artist / Wirt Williams -- Aging in The old man and the sea / Stanley Cooperman -- The old man and the sea is a love story / Linda W. Wagner -- Hemingway's battle with God / Ben Stoltzfus -- Excerpt from A reader's guide to Ernest Hemingway / Arthur Waldhorn -- Symbolism in The old man and the sea / Keiichi Harada -- Hemingway's religious symbolism / Joseph Waldmeir -- Biblical allusions in The old man and the sea / Joseph M. Flora -- A lack of realism mars The old man and the sea / Robert P. Weeks -- The old man maintains a fighting code / Wolfgang Wittowski -- The old man is a spiritual figure / William J. Handy -- The old man's classic quest / Robert O. Stephens -- The old man's heroic struggle / Leo Gurko -- The old man is not a heroic figure / Chaman Nahal.