The Old Man and the Sea: Pages 1-25

Let me just start by saying that at this point, I am bored out of my mind with The Old Man and the Sea. So far,I find the book pointless. A man is in a boat trying to catch fish, and he has not been able to because he is down on his luck. What is the point? Sure, I get the whole "living to survive" message that Ernest Hemingway is trying to get across, but he sure makes it not exciting to read. There has been absolutely no action what so ever, and Santiago is just sitting in a boat with a boy talking about baseball. I did like the mention of John J. McGraw, cause hey, it's part of my name too. But, I have no idea who John J. McGraw was other than a baseball player. I have heard of "Tug" McGraw, but I do not believe that is the same guy. The boy seems to idolize Santiago, and always wants to be around him. However, since I am only on page 25, I have yet to find out a type of background or history between the boy and Santiago. What I have gathered so far is the boy's parents do not approve of their son spending so much time with Santiago, but the boy does not care and fishes with him anyway. Plus, the boy is underage and drinking beer? Although, I am not sure of the time period yet either, so maybe underage drinking is okay where Santiago and the boy are at. Like I said, the book is extremely boring right now, and I am struggling even in the first twenty five pages to get through it. I do not find the topic interesting, nor is the dialog any better. Both characters talk in extremely short, choppy sentences, and can be difficult to follow. However, since there are only two characters so far, Santiago and the boy, the dialog can be somewhat easier to understand as opposed to The Grapes of Wrath where everyone talked at once and there were way too many characters talking. So so far, I am not a big fan of The Old Man and the Sea. Hopefully the plot picks up and I can enjoy it.