'The Undefeated' and 'The Old Man and The Sea'

(FYI: My post here ended up being a lot about 'The Old Man and the Sea' in comparison with 'The Undefeated'. So, if you want to know nothing about 'The Old Man and The Sea' you might not want to continue reading.)

Yeah, 'The Undefeated' was interesting. I wanted someone with Spanish skills to try and translate some of the terms such as 'Corto y derecho', among others. The relationship between Manuel and the other bullfighters with the bull I think was of particular interest because I think it's depicted in a similar fashion as Hemingway depicts the relationship between the Old Man and the swordfish in 'The Old Man and The Sea'. At least the way he describes the psyche of the bull as perceived by man. In both cases there is a kind of a struggle between man and beast, and the man is a has-been veteran of the trade. However, I think that in 'The Old Man and The Sea', the Old Man has more compassion and respect for the swordfish than Manuel has for the bull. The Bulls seems much more unpredictable and alien to Manuel. Maybe this is because Manuel isn't really that great of a Bullfighter, which is an idea supported by Zurito, Manuel's picador friend. When Retana's man says, "Why, that one's a great bull-fighter," Zurito says "No, he's not." I'm not really even sure why Manuel wants to keep bullfighting after coming out of the hospital. Everyone around him tells him he is too old and from the injuries he takes in the ring, it doesn't seem worth it. Manuel has no charisma or reputation in the bullfighting world and he is outdone in the ring by younger men. It seems he is in it more because of a nostalgia, possibly something having to do with the fact that his brother was killed by a bull nine years previous to the present time in the story.