The Old Man And The Sea. This paper discusses Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway uses his own experience as a fisherman and the characters that he has known in Cuba to build a story that was once real and allegory. 5.5 pgs. 0 f/c. 0b. Pages: 5.5 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 2794 Old Man Sea.doc Price: 49.22