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Comparative Essay Between The Old Man and the Sea and True Grit The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, a simply written novel of an old man’s singular struggle, while trying to catch a fish, against forces of the sea overpowering him and True Grit, by ....

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.... Rooster, a federal marshal, and LaBoeuf, a Texas Ranger, set off when, “It was still dark outside and bitter cold although mercifully there was little wind.” The dedication involved in the characters’ pursuits becomes more evident later on. “He is a great fish,” the old man told himself, “and I must convince him not to learn his strength…” As it was also with the Mattie from True Grit. “I knew both of them (Rooster and LaBoeuf) were waiting for me to complain or say something that would make me out to be a ‘tenderfoot.’ I was determined not to give them anything to chaff me about.” ....