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Maybe it was bcos of the background of the story and hw it was written
Although the story does not refer to a special name, lets see that the place where Santiago goes fishing is the Caribbean Sea, in a town near Havana Cuba. The hut of Santiago always had proximity to the sea, due to its fishing activity it is perceived that it lived very close to the sea.
Knowing that the eagle and the lion are predators and the sparrow and the hare are prey, Shakespeare reveal that the characters Macbeth and Banquo are also like predator and prey.
They both weigh the same! it’s a trick question but they both weigh 1000lbs! lol
