like most great stories, it can be read on more than one level of meaning. On one it is an exciting but tragic adventure story. Sustained by the pride of his calling, the only pride he has left, a broken old fisherman ventures far out into the Gulf Stream and there hooks the biggest marlin ever seen in those waters. Then, alone and exhausted by his struggle to harpoon the giant fish, he is forced into a losing battle with marauding sharks; they leave him nothing but the skeleton of his catch. On another level the book is a fable of the unconquerable spirit of man, a creature capable of snatching spiritual victory from circumstances of disaster and material defeat. On still another it is a parable of religious significance, its theme supported by the writer's unobtrusive handling of Christian symbols and metaphors. Like Coleridge's Ancient Mariner, Hemingway's Cuban fisherman is a character allowing the imagination of his creator to operate simultaneously in two different worlds of meaning and value, the one real and dramatic, the other moral and devotionally symbolic.the old man and the sea tells of a cuban fisherman[santiago]who catches a big fish,only to see it devoured by sharks 2 it highlights the theme that man can be destroyed but not defeated .it is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible.the old man's indomitable spirit remains inspiring all the time 3 this book led to hemingway's receipt of the nobel prize in 1954和极大多数巨著一样,海明威的这篇小说读起来可有不止一层的意思。一方面,这是一个激动人心的带有悲剧性的冒险故事。故事讲到一个精神沮丧的老渔人,在他对职业的自豪感(他留下的唯一自豪感)的支持之下,冒险远航至墨西哥湾流并在那里钓住了一条该水域中从未见过的最大的马林鱼。故事接着说到他孤零零地、在因奋力叉住这条大鱼而耗尽了力气之后,被迫投入一场和一群海盗似的鲨鱼的绝望的搏斗之中,结果是那些鲨鱼只给他留下了猎获物的一具骨架。另一方面,这又是一个寓言,它描述了人所具有的不可征服的精神力量——一个人如何从灾难和实际失败的环境中攫取精神上的胜利。再一方面,这是带有宗教意义的一种隐喻,作者不引人注目地给这一主题添加了基督教的一些象征和比喻。和柯勒律治笔下的“老水手”一样,海明威笔下的古巴渔民是这样一个角色,他容许作者的想象力同时在两个领域中活动,这两个领域具有不同的意义和价值,一个注意写实,有着动人的情节;另一个则侧重道德说教,充满象征的意义。
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works.Told in language of great simplicity and power,it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman,down on his luck,and his supreme ordeal——a relentless,agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.Here Hemingway recasts,in strikingly contemporary style,the classic thene of courage in the face of defeat,of personal triumph won from los.Written in 1952,this hugely successfully novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a huge part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
the old man and the sea tells of a cuban fisherman[santiago]who catches a big fish,only to see it devoured by sharks2 it highlights the theme that man can be destroyed but not defeated .it is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible.the old man's indomitable spirit remains inspiring all the time3 this book led to hemingway's receipt of the nobel prize in 1954
Saturday afternoon,we even appear classes two language courses watched a film -- "The Old Man and the Sea." Read this film,I was deeply impressed."" The Old Man and the Sea "is a very powerful,very simple works It is a resistance with the United States."This is the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Heershimu evaluated.This film's protagonist Santiago,fishermen,the film highlights the "Iron man" image,to the audience left a deep impression.And shark fishermen in the same struggle,he said :"people are not for the failure of Health,a person can be destroyed but not defeated."This sentence is,I admire the fishermen will remember with affection.Fishermen in the 85th day alone in a big sea.This time,he found a lucky is to be lured by the Francisco.After three days old night were caught this big fish,this is how gratifying.But the pleasure is not always a long time,the homeward journey,the old man also encountered a group of a group of shark attacks,meat doom.The elderly may face a strong opponent,and my heart knows is bound to fail,but he did not flinch,still bravely fighting,are not even afraid of death,which is how we should learn from,ah!In our real life,there are many forces,and people often bow to evil,Few people brave enough to fight it,I was such a person.Therefore,we must face up to the evil forces,even if I lose,we must maintain winners gracefully.We need to cultivate this spirit that we can better foothold in the community."The Old Man and the Sea" this movie I learned a lot in the truth in life.I have to understand the law of the jungle in today's society based on the need for "Iron man".This is necessary conditions.We want the elderly to learn from his "Iron man"!