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In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago is ostracized by people in his village because he hasn’t caught a fish in eighty-four days.

Which details from the story support this?

Select each correct answer.


"Many fishermen were around the skiff looking at what was lashed beside it and one was in the water…measuring the skeleton with a length of line."

"'I know you did not leave me because you doubted.' 'It was papa made me leave. I am a boy and I must obey him.'"

"They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry."

"He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride."

"But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky…"

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The details from the story that support Santiago's ostracization are:

  • "Many fishermen were around the skiff looking at what was lashed beside it and one was in the water…measuring the skeleton with a length of line."
  • "They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry."

What are the supporting details in a story?

The supporting details in a story are those facts that give credence to a particular inference or conclusion. The inference is that Santiago was ostracized because of his inability to catch a fish.

In the two selected answers above, we can see that Santiago was laughed at by his fellow fishermen who mocked his inability to catch fish. So options B and C are supporting details of the inference.

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