1. The Old Man and the Sea, as Hemingway himself said, "is the best work I can write in my life." Hemingway really wrote a hymn of heroism here and wrote the dignity of human soul. This is a novel describing the struggle between man and nature. The old man fought at sea for two days and two nights, and then only won an empty fish skeleton. The meaning of the work is symbolic, although the old man
Hemingway is a spiritual monument of the American nation. President Kennedy's condolence message said that "almost no American has had a greater influence on the feelings and attitudes of the American people than Ernest Hemingway". He loves hunting and fishing. He has participated in two world events, suffered 237 shrapnel, had 57 stitches in his head, and had two plane crashes in Africa. "A serious concussion made his vision, His health is getting worse. All these experiences gave birth to his tough-guy character, so his novels appear repeatedly, such as boxing, bullfighting, hunting, fishing and war, which are symbols of strength. Of course, they are mixed with sex, violence, loneliness and death.
As a literary representative of the "lost generation", it seems that he has been deified. He is dragging the shackles of class and times. He is a representative of human ideal, an embodiment of justice, a fighter against war and a brave man. The old man and Santiago in the sea are not only tough guys, but the spiritual value he embodies is a modern echo of the tragic spirit of ancient Greece. In the old man and the sea, Hemingway finally found the soul for his beloved tough guys.
2. The Old Man and the Sea is a novella. By Hemingway. Published in 1952. This is the continuation and development of the "tough guy character" he described since the 1920s. The novel is mainly about a weather-beaten old Cuban fisherman who fished at sea for 84 days without any gains. On the 85th day, he continued to fish and finally caught a marlin. However, on his way back, he was besieged by a large group of sharks. Santiago, an old man, struggled with sharks for three days. As a result, when the old man returned to the shore, only a huge fishbone shelf was left.
3. Through the struggle between man and nature, the novel expresses the theme that man should bravely face failure. Santiago failed in the struggle against the shark symbolizing bad luck, but he didn't give in to bad luck. He thought that although man could be defeated temporarily, his spirit and will could never be defeated. A man is not born to be defeated. You can destroy him as much as you can, but you can't beat him. The novel has high generality, fable and symbolism in art. The use of contrast and inner monologue to describe the character's personality, the language is clear and smooth, simple and unpretentious.
Hemingway praised and eulogized the indomitable spirit of a tough man by showing the spirit and destiny of the old man in The Old Man and the Sea. The author makes us understand the concept of man and nature, and enlightens us that the laws of nature are irresistible to human beings. Humans can use and transform nature, but they cannot conquer it. Although mankind will eventually fail, he will not shrink back and dare to struggle, so that he can fully enjoy the joy of the winner and show human dignity.
3. Through the struggle between man and nature, the novel expresses the theme that man should bravely face failure.
Santiago is a tough old man. He can bear the weight of bad luck. Although he is old, what he thinks of is mostly the symbol of strength-lions, hand-to-hand competitions, and bravely facing huge marlins and groups of sharks. He is a warrior who fights with perseverance and wisdom no matter how hard the environment is, and he is a man who defends "the dignity of human soul".
Santiago is an image of a "tough guy". He is brave, determined, confident and indomitable. On the surface, the old man failed because he lost the marlin; But mentally, he won.
5. The character's inner monologue faithfully records Santiago's inner activities, truly reproduces the old man's thoughts and feelings, not only profoundly reveals the hero's inner pride, perseverance and loneliness of seeking assistance, but also flashes profound and rich philosophical brilliance, which enriches the novel's thoughts and constitutes an important feature of the novel.
The first shark quickly approached the stern and attacked the marlin. The old man tried his best to stab the shark's head with a harpoon. The shark turned over several times and wrapped itself around the rope prepared by the old man. The old man knew that the shark was dying, and the more it struggled, the tighter the rope stretched until it broke. The shark lay quietly on the water for a moment, and the old man stared at it, and then it slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. (2) two sharks came together. When he saw the close one with an open mouth inserted into the belly of the dead fish, he held the short stick high and chopped it hard at the shark's wide head. When the short stick fell, he felt as if he had touched a tough rubber. When the shark slipped off the dead fish, he gave it another hard blow on the tip of its nose. The shark is pulling the dead fish with its mouth under the sailboat. The old man relaxed the rigging, and when the boat came across, the shark was exposed from the bottom of the boat. As soon as he saw the shark, he poked it in with a paddle. But it only stung the meat, and the old man's hand was injured. The shark quickly floated up and exposed his head. The old man stabbed it twice in the middle of his head and poked it into his left eye. The shark was still hanging. The old man stabbed a knife between the spinal cord and the brain, and the shark's rib was broken. The old man inserted the paddle between the shark's jaws, and the shark let go.
7.① The lion is the king of all animals. Lonely and poor old people have suffered many bad luck and never lose heart. They always try to draw strength from the lion and keep making progress. 2 echo from beginning to end, deepening the theme.
8. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of the old man, the child is determined to follow the example of the old man and return to him.
9. This passage describes the old man's return after killing the shark that ate up his big fish. The old man felt very relaxed in his heart. He didn't want to fight with fish or protect his harvest. He thought he was sober and relaxed instead of sad after his failure. He stated himself, explained himself, acknowledged his fate, accepted death and fulfilled his mission. Although he was defeated, his spirit always transcended time and space and became an overwhelming force of fate, which is a typical "tough guy" feature.
Why didn't Hemingway let the old man finally win? In the words of the old man in the novel, "a man is not born to be defeated" and "a man can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated." This is the philosophy that The Old Man and the Sea want to reveal. There is no denying that everyone has defects. When a person admits this defect and tries to overcome it instead of succumbing to it, no matter whether he can finally overcome his own defect, he is a winner, because he has overcome his own compromise on the defect, and he is the winner of his own courage and confidence. An old fisherman is a winner who dares to challenge his own shortcomings and his own courage and confidence. From the point of view of secular victory, the old fisherman is not the final winner, because although he defeated the marlin at first, the marlin was eventually eaten by the shark, and he just returned to the shore with the skeleton of the marlin, that is to say, the shark was the winner. However, in the eyes of idealists, the old fisherman is the winner, because he has never compromised and surrendered to the sea, the marlin and the shark. As the music master Beethoven said, "I can be destroyed, but I can't be conquered".
10.① The structure is simple, the characters are as few as possible, the plot is endless, and the protagonist's personality is single and distinct. (2) avoid using too many descriptive techniques, avoid using too many adjectives, especially flowery rhetoric, and try to use straightforward narration and vivid dialogue, with short sentences. The vocabulary is accurate and vivid. (3) vivid action description and concise dialogue. ④ Pursuing an implicit and concise artistic conception.
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