Many times, stories by Ernest Hemingway have much religious influence and symbolism. In The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, numerous occurrences in the life of Santiago the fisherman are similar to the incidents recorded in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The names of the characters translated from Spanish to English are just one of those many similarities.The characters in The Old Man and the Sea are in actuality, major figures …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 620 total…occurrences in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Ernest Hemingway decided to construct his story to reflect upon the life of Jesus but did not make this too obvious to the reader. There are many references to the crucifixion of Jesus. This shows that the old man and Jesus suffered in many of the same ways. They were both fishermen. The old man was the fisherman of fish and Jesus was the fisherman of souls.