Winston Churchill’s ‘Never Give In’ Speech
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
1941
Passage Summary:
Winston Churchill’s speech “Never Give In,” discusses the recent successes of the United Kingdom in World War II.
When and How to Pair: The protagonist of The Old Man and the Sea experiences great difficulty while at sea through multiple days of struggling to reel in an enormous fish, and then protecting the fish that he caught from sharks. Introduce this text after students have finished reading The Old Man and the Sea, in order to generate a discussion around overcoming adversity — one of the central themes within the novel. Churchill lectures on the lessons that can be learned from difficult circumstances. Have students read Churchill’s speech and discuss whether or not they believe that Santiago learned the lessons that Churchill argues can be learned from adversity.