The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway introduction : http://college.cengage.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/modern/hemingway_er.html...

The Old Man and the Sea

Hemingway introduction: http://college.cengage.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/modern/hemingway_er.html

Discuss two of the "escapes" in the old man's life: the lions about which he dreams and the baseball which he discusses with the boy.

1.What role do they serve in the story?