The setting shows Santiago's respect for the sea and animals, as well as giving him the opportunity to spend alone time in a quiet place.
Santiago is an old man. He knows that sailing is dangerous for him and that he has the vigor and strength he used to have, so society judges him, but animals and the sea do not.
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