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　　WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudent,I’vefinishedthisbookinwhenIreaditinEnglish,Ireallygainsomethingnewbothinthewayofexpressionandthespirititshowstobedifferentagestoreadthesamebookwewilllearndifferentthingsfromleast,formypart,thatistrue.

　　Firstly,Iwouldliketoreviewsomeinformationaboutthisasthebackground,majorcharactersandthetopicofit.

　　TheOldManandtheSeaisastorybyErnestHemingway,writteninCubain1951andpublishedin1952.ItwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.Oneofhismostfamousworks,itcentersuponSantiago,anagingCubanfishermanwhostruggleswithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream.

　　TheOldManandtheSeaservedtoreinvigorateHemingway'

sliteraryreputationandpromptedareexaminationofhisentirebodyofwork.Thenovellawasinitiallyreceivedwithmuchpopularity;

itrestoredmanyreaders'

confidenceinHemingway'

scapabilityasanauthor.Itspublisher,Scribner'

s,onanearlydustjacket,calledthenovellaa"

newclassic,"

andmanycriticsfavorablycompareditwithsuchworksasWilliamFaulkner'

s"

TheBear"

andHermanMelville'

sMoby-Dick.

　　Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman’sbravenessandpersistence.

　　Inthisbook,inordertosuggesttheprofundityoftheoldman’ssacrificeandtheglorythatderivesfromit,HemingwaypurposefullylikensSantiagotoChrist,who,accordingtoChristiantheology,gavehislifeforthegreatergloryofhumankind.CrucifixionimageryisthemostnoticeablewayinwhichHemingwaycreatesthesymbolicparallelbetweenSantiagoandChrist.WhenSantiago’spalmsarefirstcutbyhisfishingline,thereadercannothelpbutthinkofChristsufferinghisstigmata.Later,whenthesharksarrive,Hemingwayportraystheoldmanasacrucifiedmartyr,sayingthathemakesanoisesimilartothatofamanhavingnailsdriventhroughhishands.Furthermore,theimageoftheoldmanstrugglingupthehillwithhismastacrosshisshouldersrecallsChrist’smarchtowardCalvary.EventhepositioninwhichSantiagocollapsesonhisbed—facedownwithhisarmsoutstraightandthepalmsofhishandsup—bringstomindtheimageofChristsufferingonthecross.HemingwayemploystheseimagesinthefinalpagesofthenovellainordertolinkSantiagotoChrist,whoexemplifiedtranscendencebyturninglossintogain,defeatintotriumph,andevendeathintorenewedlife.

　　Themajorcharactersinthisbookarealsovividandlively.

　　Santiago?

theoldmanofthenovella’stitle,SantiagoisaCubanfishermanwhohashadanextendedrunofbadluck.Despitehisexpertise,hehasbeenunabletocatchafishforeighty-fourdays.Heishumble,yetexhibitsajustifiedprideinhisabilities.Hisknowledgeoftheseaanditscreatures,andofhiscraft,isunparalleledandhelpshimpreserveasenseofhoperegardlessofcircumstance.

　　Themarlin?

Santiagohooksthemarlin,whichwelearnattheendofthenovellameasureseighteenfeet,onthefirstafternoonofhisfishingexpedition.Manolin?

aboypresumablyinhisadolescence,ManolinisSantiago’sapprenticeanddevotedattendant.Theoldmanfirsttookhimoutonaboatwhenhewasmerelyfiveyearsold.DuetoSantiago’srecentbadluck,Manolin’sparentshaveforcedtheboytogooutonadifferentfishingboat.Manolin,however,stillcaresdeeplyfortheoldman,towhomhecontinuestolookasamentor.

　　JoeDiMaggio,althoughDiMaggioneverappearsinthenovel,heplaysasignificantrolenonetheless.Santiagoworshipshimasamodelofstrengthandcommitment,andhisthoughtsturntowardDiMaggiowheneverheneedstoreassurehimselfofhisownstrength.Perico?

Perico,thereaderassumes,ownsthebodegainSantiago’svillage.Heneverappearsinthenovel,butheservesanimportantroleinthefisherman’slifebyprovidinghimwithnewspapersthatreportthebaseballscores.ThisactestablisheshimasakindmanwhohelpstheagingSantiago.

　　Martin,likePerico,Martin,acafé

ownerinSantiago’svillage,doesnotappearinthestory.ThereaderlearnsofhimthroughManolin,whooftengoestoMartinforSantiago’ssupper.Astheoldmansays,Martinisamanoffrequentkindnesswhodeservestoberepaid.

　　Fromtheveryfirstparagraph,Santiagoischaracterizedassomeonestrugglingagainstdefeat.Hehasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutcatchingafish—hewillsoonpasshisownrecordofeighty-sevendays.AlmostasareminderofSantiago’sstruggle,thesailofhisskiffresembles“theflagofpermanentdefeat.”Buttheoldmanrefusesdefeatateveryturn:

heresolvestosailoutbeyondtheotherfishermentowherethebiggestfishpromisetobe.Helandsthemarlin,tyinghisrecordofeighty-sevendaysafterabrutalthree-dayfight,andhecontinuestowardoffsharksfromstealinghisprey,eventhoughheknowsthebattleisuseless.

　　BecauseSantiagoispittedagainstthecreaturesofthesea,somereaderschoosetoviewthetaleasachronicleofman’sbattleagainstthenaturalworld,butthenovellais,moreaccurately,thestoryofman’splacewithinnature.BothSantiagoandthemarlindisplayqualitiesofpride,honor,andbravery,andbotharesubjecttothesameeternallaw:

theymustkillorbekilled.AsSantiagoreflectswhenhewatchesthewearywarblerflytowardshore,whereitwillinevitablymeetthehawk,theworldisfilledwithpredators,andnolivingthingcanescapetheinevitablestrugglethatwillleadtoitsdeath.Santiagolivesaccordingtohisownobservation:

“manisnotmadefordefeat...[a]mancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”InHemingway’sportraitoftheworld,deathisinevitable,butthebestmen（andanimals）willnonethelessrefusetogiveintoitspower.Accordingly,manandfishwillstruggletothedeath,justashungrysharkswilllaywastetoanoldman’strophycatch.

　　Thenovelsuggeststhatitispossibletotranscendthisnaturallaw.Infact,theveryinevitabilityofdestructioncreatesthetermsthatallowaworthymanorbeasttotranscendit.Itispreciselythroughtheefforttobattletheinevitablethatamancanprovehimself.Indeed,amancanprovethisdeterminationoverandoverthroughtheworthinessoftheopponentshechoosestoface.Santiagofindsthemarlinworthyofafight,justasheoncefound“thegreatnegroofCienfuegos”worthy.HSantiago,thoughdestroyedattheendofthenovella,isneverdefeated.Instead,heemergesasahero.Santiago’sstruggledoesnotenablehimtochangeman’splaceintheworld.Rather,itenableshimtomeethismostdignifieddestiny.

　　WhileitiscertainlytruethatSantiago’seighty-four-dayrunofbadluckisanaffronttohisprideasamasterfulfisherman,andthathisattempttobearouthisskillsbysailingfarintothegulfwatersleadstodisaster,Hemingwaydoesnotcondemnhisprotagonistforbeingfullofpride.Onthecontrary,Santiagostandsasproofthatpridemotivatesmentogreatness.Becausetheoldmanacknowledgesthathekilledthemightymarlinlargelyoutofpride,andbecausehiscaptureofthemarlinleadsinturntohisheroictranscendenceofdefeat,pridebecomesthesourceofSantiago’sgreateststrength.Withoutaferocioussenseofpride,thatbattlewouldneverhavebeenfought,ormorelikely,itwouldhavebeenabandonedbeforetheend.

　　Santiago’spridealsomotivateshisdesiretotranscendthedestructiveforcesofnature.Throughoutthenovel,nomatterhowbalefulhiscircumstancesbecome,theoldmanexhibitsanunflaggingdeterminationtocatchthemarlinandbringittoshore.Whenthefirstsharkarrives,Santiago’sresolveismentionedtwiceinthespaceofjustafewparagraphs.Eveniftheoldmanhadreturnedwiththemarlinintact,hismomentofglory,likethemarlin’smeat,wouldhavebeenshort-lived.ThegloryandhonorSantiagoaccruescomesnotfromhisbattleitselfbutfromhisprideanddeterminationtofight.

　　SantiagodreamshispleasantdreamofthelionsatplayonthebeachesofAfricathreetimes.Thefirsttimeisthenightbeforehedepartsonhisthree-dayfishingexpedition,thesecondoccurswhenhesleepsontheboatforafewhoursinthemiddleofhisstrugglewiththemarlin,andthethirdtakesplaceattheveryendofthebook.Infact,thesoberpromiseofthetriumphandregenerationwithwhichthenovellaclosesissupportedbythefinalimageofthelions.BecauseSantiagoassociatesthelionswithhisyouth,thedreamsuggeststhecircularnatureoflife.Additionally,becauseSantiagoimaginesthelions,fiercepredators,playing,hisdreamsuggestsaharmonybetweentheopposingforces—lifeanddeath,loveandhate,destructionandregeneration—ofnature.

　　Thisbookgivesmecourageofconqueringallkindsofdifficulties.AndIhavethebeliefthatthemostbeautifulthingistheprocessthatwemakeourbesttoachieveourdream,andneversaygiveup.

　　老人与海英语读后感

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　　theOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway\'

smostenduringworksandmayverywellbecomeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedaGREatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.Hemingwayisalsooneofmyfavoritewriters.BesidesTheOldManAndtheSea,Ihavereadsomeofhisotherworks,suchasTheSunAlsoRises,AFarewelltoArmsandTheSnowofKilimanijaro.ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononme.

　　IfirstreadthisbookwhenIwasinmyfifteens.AndnowIrememberitjustaswellasifIhadreadityesterday.

　　Prideand