2. Love (Limits): They experience love but certain things limit the characters love. He loves the fish but he has sworn to kill him no matter what.
3. Courage: Going into the unknown doing something of great risk. He is against great odds and still has the courage to continue on. He fights with the fish for three days on a little boat and is not afraid of dying for what he believes in.
4. Stoicism -> Hide emotions: Keeps to himself is very quiet, hides his true feelings. He hides his feeling from everyone because he does not want to show weakness but releases these felling when he is alone on the boat by himself and even expresses these thoughts and emotions aloud.
5. Admire people with skill and they themselves are skilled: He is better able to admire those with skill because they know what it takes. He admires the fish and feels that he is an honorable opponent. He thinks that the fish is very smart, wise and courageous. The old man has a great deal of respect for the fish.
6. Loyal: Staying true to what your beliefs and morals are. He is loyal to the sea and lives by it. He his loyal to the boy and what he believes in.
7. Life contains traps that will always get you in the end: Life takes its toll on you and your problems catch up with you. His age catches up with him and his way of life has contributed to this happening. He could not of changed his ways at such an old age. He went out too far which he knew he should not of done.