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ReadingReport

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TheOldManandtheSea

RecentlyIhavereadTheOldManandtheSea,Iwasdeeplymovedbytheoldmanandhisspirit.

TheauthorofthebookErnestHemingwayisoneofthemostfamousAmericannovelist,short-storywriterandessayist.TheOldManandtheSeawaswrittenin1951inCuba,andpublishedin1952andwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1953andhewontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.ThebookwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.Oneofhismostfamousworks.

It’sastoryaboutaoldmanstrugglingwithnature,thoughhewasdefeatedatlast,insomeextent,hehasalreadychallengedhimselfandnature.Santiago,theheroofthestory,hadgoneeighty-fourdayswithouttakingafishback.Atfirst,aboynamedManolionhadbeenwithhim,butSantiagocatchevenonefish.Theboyhadgoneathisparents’ordersinaluckyboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.SantiagoisaveryoldCubanfisherman,evenhehadbeenunabletocatchasinglefishfortotallyeight-fourdays.Hedidn’tgiveup.hemadehisdecisionthatheshouldfishagaintogetovertheunluckytime.Andheheldthebeliefthat

hecoulddoitandhewouldbeluckyenoughtofish,butmeanwhile,heshouldgotodeeperwaters.Onthe85thday,hecaughtamassivemarlin.Butaftertwodaysandnights'fierceandtoughfighting,theoldmanwasonlytobringbackalargecolossalmarlinskeleton,aworn-outboat,andhisexhaustedbody.Buthestillbeappreciated.IbelieveeverybodywhohasreadthebookmustadmireSantiago’sperseverance.WhenIread“theseniorfishermanthink:

Heretotheseacoastreallywastoonear,perhapscouldhaveabiggerfishinafartherplace...”Iextremelyadmirethisseniorfisherman,becausehebynowalreadyprojectedonsomefish,buthehadnotsettledtothepresentsituation,butwasapproachesthebiggergoaladvance.WhenIread“thebigmarlinstartfasttogatherroundtheyoungfishingboathover,twinedthecableonthemast,theoldpersonrighthandlifteduphighthesteelfork,leaptthewatersurfaceinittheflash,didutmostthrowstoitsheart,onewailendedthebigfish'slife,itwasstaticfloatsonthewatersurface...Myheartalsolikedtogetherthebigstonefalls.Iextremelyadmireoldpersonthatkinddonotdread,therelentlessspirit,althoughknowsthematchstrengthisverystrong,buthenotslightlyflinches,butiswelcomesdifficultlyabove.Thereisnodoubtthatheisgreat,becausehenevergaveupinthefaceofdifficultiesthatheshowedgreatenduranceinhisbattleagainstthesea.“Butamanisnotmadefordefeat,”hesaid,“Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”SantiagowasoldjustasHemingwaysaid

“Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiaeyesandtheywerethesamecolorasthesaeandwerecheerfulandundefeated.”Hethinkeverydayisanewday,nomatterhowoldhewas.Hesaid“It’sbettertobelucky,butIwouldratherbeexact.Thenwhenlareluckcomesyouareready.”Santiagowaspoor,hehadnothingexceptalittleboatandharpoon.Buthesaid“NowInottimetothinkwhatyoudonothave.Thinkofwhatyoucandowithwhatthereis.”SomebodysaidSantiagowasafailure.Becauseatlasthewishesthatithadbeenadreamandtheboycriedforhimcanreallyapproveit.InthiswayIthinkSantiagowasaluckyperson.BecausehestillhadMandolin.Theboylovedhimandpitiedhim.IfMandolinhadnomoneyhisown,hebeggedorstoletomakesurethatSantiagohadenoughtoeatandfreshbaitsforhislines.Theoldmanacceptshiskindnesswithhumilitythatwaslikeaquietkindofpride.

IthinkSantiagoisahero,notafailure.Thevalueofhislifewascompletelyreflectedinthewaywhichhecaughtfish.Heistherealwinnerinhisownworld.Wecanlearnfromhimthatnomatterwhatdifficultieswemeet,wemustholdourhonor.Wemaylostthisgame,butweshouldnevergiveourselvesupashopeless.Iamwillingtoliveastheoldman,tofaceanychallengesinthefutureandnevergiveup.

“Vesselcrossedtheendoftheworld,intotheunknownsea,hangingonthesideofthebowwhileandrainerosion-strickenstill

incomparablybeautifulflag,banner,brandishingaYunlonggeneralwordsglittering-beyondthelimit”ThisistheauthorHemingway’sevaluationofhiswork“TheOldManandtheSea”.

Lifeitselfisanendlesspursuit.It’salongroad,difficultyandfullofbumpy,butaslongastheirindomitablecourageandself-confidencetoahearttomeetthechallenge,hewillalwaysbearealwinner!