Santiago is an old man, and certainly not in the best shape. He ventured too far out into the sea and managed to catch a huge marlin. The marlin is strong, but it is caught with Santiago's hook digging deeper and deeper into its mouth. The marlin tows them both farther and farther out to sea. These two are stuck in a deadly battle which exemplifies the phrase "kill or be killed." If Santiago doesn't kill this marlin soon, his strength will give out and he will risk allowing the marlin to tow him farther away from shore. The longer Santiago has the marlin attached to his boat, the longer he risks being arbitrarily dragged down with his boat into the sea by the marlin. He also might not have the strength to get back to shore, or the supplies. If the marlin doesn't tire Santiago out or escape from the hook, he risks starving (the hook in his mouth prevents him from eating) and ultimately weakening, which would lead to him being killed by Santiago.
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