BiblioFiles #75: Memory, Human Dignity, and the Lions

If you’ve ever read The Old Man and the Sea, you may remember that, even though the story is set among seafarers and marine life, Santiago continues to dream about the lions. It is a strange, incongruous image. In this episode of BiblioFiles, Ian brings an Atlantic article concerning this seeming inconsistency to the team’s attention, leading to conversation about the art of character development, the nature of memory and dreams, and what lies at the core of the human person.

Referenced Works:

– “The Hemingway Scene That Shows How Humanity Works” by Joe Fassler

– The Old Man and the Sea and “Today is Friday” by Ernest Hemingway

– Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

–BiblioFiles #74: Virginia Woolf and the Nature of Art (What Are We Reading?)

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