I read The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway. The tone of this book was matter-of-fact, the reverence for Santiago and his struggle is apparent. Santiago's insistence that he will sail out farther then ever before foreshadows his destruction because the marlin is linked to Santiago, the marlin's death foreshadows Santiago's own destruction by the sharks. The themes of this novel is that horror in struggle, defeat, death, and pride. Santiago finds the marlin worthy of a fight. At the end of the novel is never defeats. Instead, he emerges as a hero. Santiago's struggle does not enable him to change man's place in the world rather it enables him to meet his most dignified destiny. So the message that I take from this book is not to give up on what you doing if you think that you could do it, then you always could do it.....
I read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This book shows that two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and shared dream that make an individuals existence meaningful. So part of the theme from this book is that don't judge people on what they doing because sometime they do something that better than you. Set up your goal or dream so you will know what you suppose to do, solve your problem with someone when you have trouble with them. So this was a sad novel that show you about how misunderstanding and jealousy is, so don't misunderstanding someone, solve all your problem with them not just misunderstanding.
