In the past, Santiago is a young fisherman, self-righteous, arrogant and snobbish. But today he is a hopeless old fisherman who could not catch even one as long as 84 days. Even now, the time is even worse for him, but he still has the last hope in life is to get out fishing to prove himself again. While Manolin has hope to leave his pedicle experience from the sea, but he can only stand and look at Santiago sail away.
He hoped to get fish from the sea, but he has only a small bait fish. Although not a fish, but he is trying and committed to continue to wait.
Finally Marlin was caught on his hook, but his hope not easy to because he had to fight the Marlin to pull him and the boat into the distance. He must fight with it for 3 days. Finally, he is the winner. Although he is eager to get the fish, but he was much admired and esteemed, in an attempt to survive.
The fish that had made him a winner. But at what he hoped was broken down. When the shark catch his fish, causing him to fall to defeat.