Interesting Links
Check out each one of these links and
read the information they contain. Pay attention because there is a question
relating each link to The Young Man and the Sea on the
quiz.
- Read James Blasingame's
interview with Rodman Philbrick, taken from the Journal of Adolescent
and Adult Literacy.
- This site references the value and
prestige associated with
bluefin tuna, as well as its effect on the tuna population.
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Lobster trapping is very important to Maine's economy. This site details
the activity's history, importance, and culture.
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Mudworms made Skiff's task of boat repair a little bit difficult.
Read more about these marine menaces here.
- Skiff's father struggled with
depression after the death of his wife. Learn more about depression and
its symptoms at this site.
- Watch this
animated video about the Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway's novella
to which Philbrick's title is an homage.
- This link has lots of great facts
about
Maine, the setting for The Young Man and the Sea.
Take the quiz, or go back to the
main page.
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