>a defeated old man catches a fish and sharks consume all

No, he's talking about antinatalism

>>2544137
No you dolt, hes talking about fishing

Honestly the book is only about a personal struggle, it is in no way a metaphor or parallel to any political, social, or economic bullshit, unless you want to make it so

>>2544137
First time hearing this, please go on

>>2544160
Then why the fuck it won a Nobel prize if it's just fishing?

Hemingway is a chore to read.

>American intellectuals
>American literary giants

nah he was just ripping off Yeats

>>2544428
>150 minimalist novella
>chore

yeah, uh sure

>>2544428
T. Brainlet who never read For Whom the Bell Tolls