The Young Man and the Sea

 By: Rodman Philbrick

            The book The Young Man and the Sea is about a 12-year-old boy whose mother died and left the family devastated.  The dad is a drunkard and had no time to help with the family’s problems.  Then when Little Skiff finds out that the family boat sunk, he alone has to raise it.  He has to get enough money or else he’ll be in one heck of a situation, but he won’t give up until he catches the big one.  By his determination, I learned never to give up.

            An example is that when the boat sunk.  Skiff knew where to get help, but the person he went to was as crippled as a prune!  It took him awhile by himself, and having to have his blood sucked by mud-worms but Skiff still got the boat raised!  That was the first time he raised a boat!

            Another example is when Skiff has to get home after catching the big blue fin tuna which would get him some major Bling Bling but has to steal his dad’s old harpoon.  He has to row miles in fog!  But when his hands start to bleed because of rowing so long, he can’t grip the oars!  Then he has to tie his hands to the oars with ropes or else he will stay adrift at sea!  Eventually, Skiff rowed back with the tuna and he is treated in the hospital back to full health!  See? Things do happen when you keep trying to accomplish it!

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