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The Old man and the sea





1) can you mark a critical phase of your life?

Yes,I had faced a critical phase in my life when I was in 12th. When I was appearing in board examination there was a boy who followed me. And he created some problems in my life.

2) Do you have any such person whom you recall in the crisis?

Yes, my grandfather. I want him recall in the crisis.

3) What is the importance of that person?  Why?

My grandfather is my ideal.  He is very important for me. Because he daily gave the suggestion or some instructions for any problems.

4) What is the importance of dream of lions in the novel?

Santiago associates the lions with his youth. It suggests a circular nature of life. In his dreams he imagines the lions, fierce predators, playing which suggests harmony between the opposing forces - life and death, love and hate, destruction and regeneration. 

5) Do you have any such scene or image you frequently like to  visit? 
6) What is the reason of your obsession for that scene? 

No, still I can not find suchva scene or image. 

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