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Santiago
An adolescent Cuban boy who has fished with Santiago since he was a child, Manolin is Santiago's devoted apprentice. He cares for Santiago in his old age, and encourages him in his fishing even though Manolin's parents have forced Manolin to seek out a "luckier" employer. He is Santiago's only human friend, and looks up to Santiago as a mentor and father-figure. Manolin exemplifies traits of fidelity, selflessness and compassion. He accepts hard work happily, never complaining.
Manolin Quotes in The Old Man and the Sea
The The Old Man and the Sea quotes below are all either spoken by Manolin or refer to Manolin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Day One
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"There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you."
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He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy.
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Day Five
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"How much did you suffer?"
"Plenty," the old man said.
"Plenty," the old man said.
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"To hell with luck," the boy said. "I'll bring the luck with me."
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Manolin Quotes in The Old Man and the Sea
The The Old Man and the Sea quotes below are all either spoken by Manolin or refer to Manolin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Day One
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"There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you."
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He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy.
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Day Five
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"How much did you suffer?"
"Plenty," the old man said.
"Plenty," the old man said.
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"To hell with luck," the boy said. "I'll bring the luck with me."
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