Show Santiago s dynamism in fighting with the shark Santiago is a man of great courage and strength in The Old Man and the Sea His fight with the sharks shows his dynamism and unbroken will Though old and weak he resists the sea s cruelty with heroic energy His body is tired but his spirit is alive Courage in Danger When the first shark attacks the marlin Santiago faces it boldly It is a fierce Mako shark with sharp teeth like a man s fingers He strikes it hard with his harpoon and kills it He loses forty pounds of meat and his harpoon but he does not lose courage He says calmly A man can be destroyed but not defeated This shows his brave and dynamic nature Unyielding Endurance After the first shark more sharks come Santiago fights them with whatever he has at hand He ties his