Which features of modernism and realism are found in "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway? modernism and realism in "the old man and the...

Modernism: Although it is a
far cry from the "lost generation" of Hemingway's earlier novels, The Old Man
and the Sea does show how a man is alienated from society, the problems of
existential identity and inevitable suffering, and the intense subjectivity of a
character who reveals himself through interior
monologue.

Santiago indeed is like an existential
Christ-figure, cut off from family, other fishermen, his disciple Manolin, and his
ability to redeem his former greatness.  The sharks seem to be the inevitable critics of
society's cruel ambivalence toward the
artist.

Realism: the novel is
simply told a plain style: simple diction, simple sentences, few adjectives, no
hyperbole.  Its protagonist is a humble fisherman who has many weaknesses.  The novel
seems to distrust passion, irrationality, and emotionalism in its style and
characterization.  It is a simple, straight-forward allegory and morality tale, devoid
of authorial intrusion or grandiose depictions of nature.