The fact that the old man is hard working but still very poor is still relevant to today. I think that their reactions and emotions are realistic, the young boy being more optimistic than the old man. These emotions are still common today. The boy and the old man eat together and discuss baseball. It is revealed that the old man has a great respect for a baseball player called “the great DiMaggio,” and sailed to Africa as a young man. The old man often dreams of the lions that he saw in Africa, even more so as he aged. When the old man wakes, he goes to wake the young boy, and they prepare for fishing. They wish each other luck and leave to fish on separate