Manolin

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Manolin is the devoted young apprentice and companion of the aging fisherman Santiago in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea."


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf apprentice fisherman
fictional character
literary character
admires Joe DiMaggio
Santiago
ageGroup adolescent
appearsIn The Old Man and the Sea
appearsInGenre literary fiction
appearsInLanguageVersion English translation
original English publication by Hemingway
bringsBaitTo Santiago
bringsFoodTo Santiago
caresAbout Santiago's health
caresFor Santiago
createdBy Ernest Hemingway
discusses baseball
feels pity for Santiago's bad luck
pride in Santiago's skill
firstPublicationContext The Old Man and the Sea (1952 novella)
fishesWith another, more successful boat
forcedBy his parents
forcedToLeaveBoatOf Santiago
formerFishingPartnerOf Santiago
friendOf Santiago
gender male
hasMentor Santiago
helpsWith Santiago's fishing gear
language Spanish
loyalTo Santiago
medium novella
narrativeFunction to contrast youth and age
to show Santiago's human connections
nationality Cuban
occupation fisherman
plansTo take care of Santiago in the future
promisesToFishAgainWith Santiago
reads baseball news
readsTo Santiago
residence a coastal village near Havana
roleInWork supporting character
settingPeriod mid-20th century
studentOf Santiago
symbolizes continuity between generations
hope
youth

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Perico
appearsAlongside
Santiago
companion
The Old Man and the Sea
mainCharacter

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