试比较《老人与海》与《愚公移山》的异同Word格式.docx
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TheOldManandtheSeaandMr.SimpleMovestheMountains
[Abstract]TheOldManandtheSeabyEarnestHemingwayandMr.SimpleMovestheMountains,afamousChinesestory,havealotincommon.Thispaperismainlyacomparisonofthetwoworksintermsofthesetting,plot,characters,andtheme.Duetothedifferenttimesandculturalbackground,thetwoworksdifferinmanyways.Thispaperismainlyacomparisonandcontrastwithsomecasestudiesfromthetwoworkssoastoprobesomethingunderneaththesimilarities.
KeyWords:
TheOldManandtheSea,Mr.SimpleMovestheMountains,comparison
[摘要]海明威的《老人与海》和中国古代故事《愚公移山》存在诸多相似之处。
本文主要是对两部作品从背景、情节、角色和主题等方面进行的比较。
由于不同的时代和文化背景,两部作品在很多方面均存在差异。
这篇论文主要是采用两部文学作品的例子进行对比和比较,以探索它们相似之处下隐藏的东西。
关键词:
《老人与海》;
《愚公移山》;
比较
1.Introduction
TheOldManandtheSea,whichwontheyear’sPulitzerPrizeanddirectlyledErnestHemingwaytobetheNobelPrizelaureatein1954,isoneofthemostinfluentialandfar-reachingnovelsintheworld.Mr.SimpleMovestheMountainsisafamousChinesefablefromLiezi-Tangwen.Differentintimes,countriesandsubjectmattersastheyare,thetwoliteraryworks,inaway,bearsomeresemblance.Anoticeableexampleisthesimilaritiesinthemaincharacters,namely,SantiagoinTheOldManandtheSea,andMr.SimpleinMr.SimpleMovestheMountains,sharesomewhatsimilarspiritualappeals,thatis,perseverance,optimisticattitudetowardslife,confidence,greatambitionandcouragetochallengethenature.Atentativeinvestigationintothetwoworkswillprovideuswithsomenewinsightsintotheirliterarycharms.
Inthispaper,thecomparisonismainlycarriedoutintermsofthesettingofthestory,plot,characters,andtheme.Someelementsinliterarycriticismsuchasstructure,styleandatmosphereareomittedherefortheydifferalotintheseaspects.Besides,itisacompromiseforthesakeofthelimitedspaceinthispaper.
2.SettingAnalysis
TheOldManandtheSea,asthetitlesuggests,ismainlysetontheseaoveraperiodofthreedays.Theprotagonist,Santiago,isafishermanbyprofessionandlivesinasmallvillageinCuba.ThenovelincorporatesmanyfacetsofCubangeography,climate,andlandscape,which“influenceSantiago’scharacterizationasanimpoverishedmanwhoearnshislivingatsea”(Valenti,2008:
25).ThesearemainlybasedonHemingway’sownexperiencesinCuba.
Bycomparison,Mr.SimpleMovestheMountainsissetamongmountains.Thestorybeginswiththedescriptionofthemountains,whichimpliesthedifficultiesofmovingthemountains:
“TaihangandWangwuaretwomountainswithanareaofsevenhundredlisquareandrisetoagreatheightofthousandsofren.TheywereoriginallysituatedsouthofJizhouandnorthofHeyang.”
Bothofthetwoliteraryworksdepictsthemanconqueringthedifficulties
togetherwithhisthreesonsandgrandsons,begantheprojectandresolvedtocontinueitgenerationaftergeneration.Thismovedthegod,whohelpedMr.Simplemovethemountains.Itisahappyending:
therewerenomountainsservingastheobstaclesforMr.Simpleandhisoffspring.
AlthoughSantiagowonrespectfromotherfishermenwhenhefishedthemarlin,andhisfriendshipwithManolinwhomhemissedalotontheseawasstrengthened,readerscanonlyfeelastrokeofbitternesswhenreachingtheendofthestory.Tothereaders,themorestrong-willedandperseverantSantiagois,thesaddertheyare.Asitissaid,tragedyistodestroythemostpleasantthingtotallybeforeyouinanakedway,presentingtoyousomethingafraidofseeing.WehavepityforSantiago,forheunderwentthehardshipsintheseamanytimes.
Differentastheendingsare,theybothprovideuswithsomewhatoptimisticperspectives.IntheendofTheOldManandtheSea,Santiagodreamedofhisidealandpoweragain.SantiagogottheconsistentsupportfromManolin,andhefinallywonrespectfromotherfishermen.Thisissomewhatapromisingsupplementtotheending.Whatismore,inMr.SimpleMovestheMountains,thegrandsonsandtheboyintheneighborhoodcametohelptheman.Mr.Simplesaidtohiswife,“ThoughIdie,mysonliveson.Mysonproducesagrandsonandinturnthegrandsonhasasonofhisown.Sonsfollowsonsandgrandsonsfollowsons.Mysonsandgrandsonsgoonandonwithoutendbutthemountainswillnotgrowinsize.Thenwhyworryaboutnotbeingabletoflattenthem?
”Theman’shopeliesinhisownaswellashisoffspring.Coincidentally,inTheOldManandtheSea,ManolinkeptgoodrelationswithSantiagoandevenifSantiagohadn’tcaughtanyfishforeighty-fourdayshestillsaid,“CanIgooutwithyoutomorrow?
”Actually,ManolinwasalwayswillingtogowithSantiagotofishforitwasSantiagowhotaughthimtofish.Buthisparentsthoughttheold
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