HAVANA TIMES – For the second time, I am reading Ernest Hemingway’s book “The Old Man and the Sea.” I must confess that this time around, I find myself reflecting deeply on it, unable to avoid drawing comparisons between the life of the poor fisherman, Santiago, whom everyone called “the old man,” in Cuba of the 1940s and 50s, and our present.
No, it is not my aim to delve into historical or political details, though I enjoy them. It is a simple, pleasant read. A book that has been rated as one of the best by the US writer.
The old man lived off what he caught, and after a bad streak of 84 days without catching anything in the sea, he sets out again in search of luck. This time, it accompanies him (depending on one’s perspective), as he catches a marlin, but it is a fish as stubborn as the fisherman, and neither wants to give up, resulting in a thr