The old Man and the Sea: Acciaroli in Ernest Hemingway's short stories

The Old Man and the Sea is a simple story like the fishermen of the Cilento that narrates the experience of two characters: Santiago the fisherman and the large swordfish, symbol of the greatness and natural freedom, who are involved in a harsh struggle in the raging sea of ​​the Gulf and that lasts for three days; Santiago is the end to win it on the beast that never fail to carry through.

The Old Man and the Sea is a long document that echoes and sees the perpetuation of the situation of the winner defeated. And 'the true demonstration of how, even in times past, the man has tried to face adversity and only for his effort was able to enjoy the victory in defeat.

"Everything about him was old except his eyes had the same color of the sea and were cheerful and fearless"

Why Acciaroli

The speaker, on the occasion of the passage of V armed U.S.A. General Clark to which he belonged, Acciaroli had the opportunity to see for the first time, as well as to be attracted by its beauty.

In the early 1950 the writer returned to Acciaroli (from the 1950 al 1953 Ernest Hemingway is in Italy and travels between Venice, Cortina and other cities), then small, homely village of superb beauty, desioso of life, with its houses, like beads lay on the rocks, encrusted with salt, moistened by the foamy waves and intoxicated by the fresh scent of sea fauna, could provide fiabesche characteristics.

who, one day, He came from a distance a writer from easy whiskey, too curious for the tastes of seamen, which eventually he succeeded, however sympathetic with his generosity; in those days a sip of dry was so good.

Ernest Hemingway when he was in Acciaroli lodged for a period hotel The Cliff, Via Federico Piantieri, near the then small landing. Only later he decided to fittare a small house, next to the church, in the immediate vicinity of the tower, mail on the rocks and open to the sea.

One man in particular, Antonio Maserone, nicknamed "The 'old', Hemingway tells an incredible story: a swordfish weighing a ton that, given the lack of ice, come to Salerno Market, He has already gone bad and was burned. It seems really can see in Santiago fisherman and his adventures in the profile and the stories of the Cilento Maserone. In Acciaroli have no doubts: the showy teaches defines "country of Hemingway" the town from Cilento 1951. However, tangible proof there are none: are the memories of the older fishermen, who still fail to see what "foreign" to walk, with his glass of Amarone, between the port networks, and remains of the old hotel, now closed, that guards secrets that will never be revealed.