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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 10

Question 10

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: The character 'boy' is used alongside 'the old Man' in the novel to demonstrate

  1. A.the humiliation that is in old age
  2. B.man's refusal to grow old
  3. C.different types of characters in the story
  4. D.the failing productivity that accompanies old age
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the failing productivity that accompanies old age)

Explanation

Manolin, young and able, contrasts with Santiago, who has gone 84 days without a fish; the pairing shows how productivity declines with age.