Question

Which of these best explains the image of the lions in the following quotation from The Old Man and the Sea? 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. It provides a source of solace and restoration for Santiago. It foreshadows Santiago's regression into childhood. It provides an important clue to the final scene of the novel. It hints at Santiago's courage as he sets out for his fishing expedition. NEXT QUESTION

Answer 1

Perhaps, the dream of a line in the story is an allusion to heaven and afterlife. Santiago is an old man who just wants to dream something different and somewhere different. The lines 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 shows the opposite what Santiago dreamed before and what he dreams now. Therefore, it is not a correct option to choose. Alongside with connected to religious symbolism, the imagery of lions also provides a comfort, correctly for the options a source of solace and restoration for Santiago.

Answer 2

The statement which best explains the image of the lions in the following quotation from The Old Man and the Sea is: It provides an important clue to the final scene of the novel. The 'lions' serve as an important symbol in this story, being a connection with Santiago's childhood and man spirit. The struggle in the sea reminds him of his childhood, and lions of memory, as symbol of power, keeps the character afloat in literal and metaphorical senses.