The old Man and the Sea Question 6

Why do we still read this book? Some may say because it has a timeless message that draws more readers into it, and want to absorb every word in its pages. I still read books like this for a different reason, and that reason is bragging rights. Its a nice feeling where you can go up to a lesser beings and say "I read this book, what are you going to do about it?" It is my version of the American dream. It shows that my level of intelligence is superior to their peasant brains, and proves that I am better than them, because I can read novels, while they read lesser novels. This may make me seem like a horrible person, but it also makes the lesser beings seem like idiotic people, and which would you prefer, an idiot, or a horrible person? The timeless message in this book would be try your hardest, and if you fail don't worry about it. Also that Old people are the superior race. This message is so timeless because it teaches our younglings that they should always try their hardest, even if there is no chance at success, because in the end all that matters is that you gain the experience of experiencing whatever it is that you were trying to do. Keep trying and one day it can be you rubbing your ability to read in the faces of the lesser beings, and isn't that what we all want deep down inside. The other timeless message teaches our little people to respect their elders because they are the master race, and they will feed you to sharks if you disrespect them. We can learn so much from this novel, like that every boy should be the servant of an elderly person, and that the only way to know if your happy in life is to have the same dream every night. If you don't, then there is something wrong with you. That is why we still read this book.

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the sea. New York: Scribner, 2003. Print.