Which baseball player does Santiago idolize?

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ABabe Ruth

BJoe DiMaggio

CJackie Robinson

DTed Williams

Answer:

In Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, the protagonist Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, deeply idolizes the American baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
Santiago views DiMaggio as a symbol of strength, skill, and endurance, particularly because DiMaggio continued to play exceptionally despite suffering from bone spurs, a painful foot condition. This parallels Santiago's own struggle against physical decline and the challenges he faces at sea.
DiMaggio represents the pinnacle of human achievement and resilience, offering Santiago a source of inspiration and a topic of conversation with the boy, Manolin.
The novel often refers to DiMaggio's performance, particularly his ability to overcome pain, which encourages Santiago during his arduous battle with the marlin.

Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (1914–1999) was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year Major League Baseball career for the New York Yankees.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
DiMaggio is renowned for his 56-game hitting streak in 1941, a record that still stands as one of the most unbreakable in baseball history.
His nickname was "Joltin' Joe" or "The Yankee Clipper."

Author: Ernest Hemingway (American novelist and short-story writer).
Publication Year: 1952.
Literary Awards: Hemingway received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 for this novel. It was also cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, specifically for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea.
Themes: The novel explores themes of courage, dignity, perseverance, defeat, the bond between man and nature, and the role of a hero.
Setting: The story is set in the Gulf Stream waters off the coast of Cuba.

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