The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by Hemingway 195 1 in Cuba. The story is set in Cuba in the middle of the 20th century. The protagonist is an old fisherman named San Diego, and the supporting role is a child named Manorine. The old fisherman, who is in his twilight years, has not caught a fish for 84 days in a row, but he still refuses to give up. Instead, he was full of the spirit of struggle, and finally caught a marlin 18 feet long and weighing 1,500 pounds on the 85th day.

The big fish dragged the boat to the sea, but the old man still clung to it. Even without water, food, weapons and assistants, he is not discouraged at all. After two days and two nights, he finally killed the big fish and tied it to the boat. But many sharks immediately came to snatch his trophy. He killed them one by one, leaving only a broken tiller as a weapon.

As a result, big fish can't escape the fate of being eaten up. Finally, the old man dragged back a pair of fish bones exhausted. He went home to lie in bed and had to look for the good old days from his dreams to forget the cruel reality.

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The novel The Old Man and the Sea is based on a true story. After World War I, Hemingway moved to Cuba and met an old fisherman, gregorio fuentes. 1930, Hemingway's ship sank in the storm, and fuentes rescued Hemingway. From then on, Hemingway and fuentes forged a deep friendship and often went fishing together.

1936, fuentes caught a big fish far from the sea, but because it was too big, it dragged on the sea for a long time, and as a result, it was attacked by a shark on the way home, leaving only a skeleton when it came back.

1936 In April, Hemingway published an essay entitled "Above the Clear Water: A Letter from the Gulf" in the squire magazine, in which there was a passage about an old man who went fishing alone in a boat and caught a huge marlin, but most of the fish was eaten by sharks. At that time, this incident deeply touched Hemingway. He realized that it was a good novel material, but he never had a chance to write it!

1950 Shortly after Christmas, Hemingway had a strong desire to create. In the villa "Viewing Society" on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, I began to write "The Old Man and the Sea" (formerly known as "The Existing Sea"). The first draft was completed on February 23rd, 195 1 year, and it only took eight weeks before and after. Hemingway sent the manuscript to a friend who visited Cuba in April, and it was well received.

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