《老人与海》中地美国精神.docx
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《老人与海》中地美国精神
AmericanSpiritinHemingway’swork
“TheOldManandtheSea”
ⅠIntroductionandanalysisofHemingway
1.1AnEvent
ThetowninthenortherntipofFloridaintheUniteStatesofAmericaistherightplacewhereHemingwaylivedandwrotehiswork“ForwhomtheBellTolls”.The“HemingwayFestival”isheldhereinJulyeveryyear.“TheImitablecompetitionofHemingway”wasthemostimportantpartinthefestival.ThecompetitorsfromallovertheUSAwereexcited.TheywearbeardofHemingway’sstyleandsmokedthebigMexicoCigar.Theyalllikethestubbornman.InthisfestivaltheywouldjudgewhoisthebestimitatorofHemingway.ThisisjustawaytomemorializeHemingway.WeknowthatHemingwayisaveryfamousAmericanwriter,andhewrotemanyfamousworks.WhydidthegreatestAmericanwriterHemingwayhavesogreateffectinAmericansociety?
1.2IntroductionofHemingwayandbackgroundofhisworkcomposition
HemingwaywasborninIllinoisStatenearChicago.Hisfatherwasadoctor.HetookHemingwaytoworksometimes.HeoftenmadelittleHemingwaytakeinterestedinfishingandhunting.Hismotherwasamusiclover.Shelovedsinginganddrawingwhenshewasveryyoung.
In1917,onthegraduationeve,AmericajoinedWorldWarⅠ.Hedidn’tjointhewarbecauseofhiseyeillness.InOctober,hebecamethepracticalcorrespondent.
InMay1918,Hemingwayjoinedtheambulancecorpandbecamethedriverofred-crosscavalcade.HewaswoundedinfrontlineofItalia,andwenttoFranceasacorrespondentofTorontoStardailylateron.
From1936to1939,HemingwayjoinedtheAntifanciestwar.DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,hewasthewarcorrespondent
In1922,hebeganwriting,whichcontainsallegory,poetry,andshortennovels.
In1924,Hiswork“Inourtimes”waspublishedinParis.In1927,”Thesunalsorises”printed.ItmadeHemingwaybecameanewstarinliteraryarea.
In1952,HewonthePulitzerPrizebyhisfamouswork“Theoldmanandthesea”.In1954,hewontheNobelPrize.
Inhislatertime,hesufferedthehighbloodpressure,diabetes.OnJuly2nd1961,hecommittedsuicide.WhatHemingwayhaddoneandwrittenmadehimhaveaveryimportantandhighpositionintheinternationalliteraryarea.Heleftmanythingsandmanythoughtsforus.Hisspiritsandthethoughtstooktomanyeffectstoustoo;especiallyhismostfamousworkTheOldManandtheSea.
ⅡHemingway’sspiritin“TheOldManandtheSea”
2.1thestorysummary
Thestoryoccursduringthreedaysandthreenightsonthesea.Anditwritesaboutanoldfishingman,Santiago’sstory.
THEDAYBEFORE
Santiago,the“old-man,”hasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutcatchingafish.He’sawidowerandthere’snomentionofanychildrenofhisown.Hehasonly“theboy,“Manolin,ascompanionandgenuinefriend.ManolinhadbeenSantiago’sapprentice,buttheboy’sparentshavemadehimworkonanotherfishingboatbecauseSantiagohas“badluck.”Buthe’sstillloyaltoSantiagoandhelpstheoldmanprepareforanattempttocatch“thebigone.”
THEFIRSTDAY
SantiagorowshisskiffoutfromtheHavanaharborfarbeyondnormalfishingwaters,hopingtoendhisstringofbadluckwithareallyhugecatch.Hesetshislinesandreadsthesignsofthesea,findingthemfavorable.
Hisdeepestlineshowssignsofafishnibblingatthebait,andhecantellit’saverylargefish.Afterafinalstrike,hesetsthehook-andthefishbeginstotowtheboatwithease!
Santiagorealizesthisisnotanordinaryfish.
THEFIRSTNIGHT
ThefishcontinuestopullSantiago’sskiffouttosealikeachildpullingatoywagon.Still,thefishisaprisonerandSantiagobeginstofeelpityforthisgreatcatch.Butthisdoesnotsoftenhisresolveto“staywithyouuntilIamdead.’
THESECONDDAY
Santiagoincreasestensiononthelinetothebreakingpoint,attemptingtomakethefishjump.Thelinehasbeenstretchedoverhisbackforhoursnow.Hebeginstofeelintensepain.Atanunexpectedlurchfromthegreatfish,thelinecutshisrighthand.Andtomakemattersevenworse,hislefthandhasbecomecrampedlike“thegrippedclawsofaneagle.”
Sonowhepilotshissmallcrafthome,bringingonlyaskeleton.Hearrivesinthemiddleofthenight,beacheshisskiff,carriesthemasttohisshack,andfallsintoanexhaustedsleep.
THEDAYAFTER
Manolinfindshimsleeping.TherehasbeenabigstiramongthevillagefishermenovertheincrediblesizeoftheskeletonstilllashedtoSantiago’sskiff.Manolintendstothespent,pain-riddenoldmanandvowstofishwithhimagain.
TouristslookwithdetachedamusementattheskeletalremainsofSantiago’sthree-daybattle.TheydonotunderstandthenatureorsignificanceofSantiago’sexperiences.IsSantiagoatriumphantfigureoratragicfigure,orastrangecombinationofboth?
You’llhavetodecidethatforyourself.
2.2Theliteraryspiritin“TheOldManandtheSea”
Hemingway’sTheOldManandtheSeaisaverysimplestoryofanoldCubanfishermanwhoundergoesthemostdifficultstruggleofhislife.Althoughbeingarelativelyshortwork,thenovelisfillednotonlywithattractiveactionbutwiththedeeperspiritofoneman’sperseverancethroughthehardestoftimes.Inthetitlecharacter,Santiago,HemingwaydescribesoneofthemostdistinguishedexamplesinAmericanLiteratureofanindividuallookingdeeptosummonthecouragenecessarytogetthroughthetriumphsandtragediesthatlife—representedbythesea—presents.
Aloneonthesea,Santiagocontinuouslystrugglestofindhopeinseveralseeminglyhopelesssituations.TheoldmanexemplifiesHemingway’sidealofexhibiting“graceunderpressure,”asherefusestosubmittotheoverwhelmingobstaclespresentedbythesea.Santiago’sattitudeseemstobethatalthoughheisfacedwithtragedy—aseveryoneissoonerorlaterinlife—hewillnotstopstruggling.Relyingonmemoriesofhisyouth,newsoftheGreatDiMaggio’srecoveryfrominjury,andthoughtsoftheboy,Santiagofindsthestrengthtophysicallyandemotionallycarriesthroughoutthestory.
AfterhookingthegreatmarlinSantiagorealizesheisunabletoquicklykillthefish,anditproceedstotowhimfartherouttosea.Yetthroughoutthetestofendurancebetweenmanandfishtheoldmanbeginstorecognizeabondbetweenheandmarlin,repeatedlyreferringtoitashisbrother;hemakes,“Nowwearejoinedtogetherandhavebeensincenoon.Andnoonetohelpeitheroneofus”
TheoldmanandthefisharebothmereinhabitantsamongthediversetropicalliferesidingintheGulfStream,bondedbythefactthattheyareatthemercyofthesea.
Thefish,therefore,transformsfrommerelybeingSantiago’spreytoservingasametaphorreflectingtheoldman’semotionalandphysicalstate.WhenthesharksmutilatethedeadmarlinhangingoffthesideoftheskiffasSantiagostrugglestosailhome,theoldmanfightsthemoffasiftheywereattackinghim.Onlywhenthemarlin’scarcasshasbeenentirelyeatenawaydoesSantiagogiveup,Knowinghe“wasbeatennowfinallyandwithoutremedy”
Althoughtheoldmanseeminglyfailsoncethesharksstealhisprizefish,theycannottakeawaythefactthatSantiago—theprimarytargetforthejestandpityofotherfisherman—hasdonetheunthinkablebystayingwithandcatchingafish“biggerthenhehadeverheardof”
.Accordingtothe”Hemingwaycode,”basedonprinciplesofcourageandendurance,theoldmanhasactuallytriumphedinspiteofhisloss.Inspiteofnotsuccessfullybringingthefishback,Santiagofightswithdignity—firsttolandthemarlin,thentoprotecthisfishfromthesharks—andindoingsoassertshishumanity.Santiagoenduresandsuccessfullysurviveshissupremeordeal,fightingthetimelessbattleofmanvs.fate,withhonorbyremainingresilientinthefaceoftriumphandtragedy.
Thewholeworkshowsusthattheoldman’sstoryisnotonlysymbolizedtherelationshipbetweenthehumanbeingsandthenature,butalsosymbolizedthehumanbeings’stalwartspirit.Intherealityhefailedbutinspirithewasthevictor.Hisspiritshowshumanbeings’nobilityandsanctity.Whenhefacedthedifficulties,heoftenencouragedhimselfthat“Amancanbedestroyed,butneverdefeat.”Throughoutallhumans’lives,whohaveneverfailed?
Differentfailurehasdifferentreasons,butwhateverfailureallcouldmakeyouloseyourheart.Thekeypointis“Didyoudreamthelion?
“Areyoureadytogoouttotheseaagain?
“Ifyougotoseaagain,youwouldsuccess.Asregardswouldyoucapturethewholemarlinisnotsoimportant.,becauseaperson’slifevalueisactintheprocessofcapturethemarlin.Theoldmanwhoisaspiresandstruggleforhisdreamisatruehero.
2.3SymbolismsintheworkexpressHemingway’sspirit
InHemingway’sTheOldManandtheSea,Hemingwayusessymbolismtoexpressthespirits.Theuseofsymbolisminhisbooksgivesthemdeepermeaningsortoflikealesson.Hemingwayplacessymbols,leavingthereadertolookdeeperintotheobviousplotoftheplay.
ThesymbolofcourageanddeterminationisusedinOldManandtheSea.Hemingwayportraysthemeninthisbookwithverydominantandstrongcharacteristics.IntheOldManandtheSea,theoldman,Santiago,isaveryoldfishermanwhodoesn’thavegoodluckwhenitcomestofishing.Oneday,whenheisoutatsea,hegotagreatmarlinandrealizesheisunabletoquicklykillthefish,anditproceedstotowhimfartherouttosea.“Nowwearejoinedtogetherandhavebeensincenoon.Andnoonetohelpeitheroneofus”
.TheoldmanandthefisharebothmereinhabitantsofGulfStream,bondedbythefactthattheyareatthemercyofthesea.Santiagothensays,”Youarekillingme,fish,theoldmanthought.Butyouhavearightto.NeverhaveIseenagre
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