The-Old-Man-and-the-Sea老人与海英文读后感

1、the old man and the sea the old man and the sea which was written by ernest hemingway who won the nobel prize for literature and the pulitzer prize。 it served to reinvigorate hemingways literary reputation and prompted a reexamination of his entire body of work。 the novella was initially received wi

2、th much popularity; it restored many readers confidence in hemingways capability as an author。 this book gives me a deep impression especially the description about the man s braveness and persistence. the novel tells us a story: an old man named santiago in cuba who was a fisherman. he had been fis

3、hing hard in the gulf stream for 84 days but got nothing 。in the previous days a boy named manolin was fallowing him as a company ， but the kind boy was force to leave the old man by his parents who thought that the old man was unlucky. santiago went fishing alone in the eighty fifth day and got a b

4、ig fish which fully has 18 foot length in the measure. however, on the way back a shark came and ate the marlin 。 lastly， the marlin left only a skeleton。the book is a fable describing the unconquerable spirit of the old man-how he take in the spiritual victory from the circumstance that is full of

5、disasters. hemingway seems to believe that there are only two options: defeat or endurance until destruction； santiago clearly chooses the latter. his stoic determination is mythic ，nearly christlike in proportion。 he didn t give the old man the success ， but fortitude and resilience to face the pre

6、ssure. the value of his life was completely reflected in the way he catch fish 。 he is the real winner in his own world。 he is an ordinary fisherman, as well as a hero 。 and he is made out as a person of motivation ，passion, and hope. santiago was old just as hemingway said, “ everything about him w

7、as old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. ” he think every day is a new day. no matter how old he is 。 he said , “it s better to be lucky. but i would rather be exact. then when luck comes you are ready.” he was poor ；he had nothing except a lit

8、tle boat and harpoon 。but he said ，“ now is no time to think of what you do not have. think of what you can do with what there is 。” santiago is a man with little direction but enough determination and experience to live. he chose not to see what others thought but lived by how he perceived the worl

9、d. he overcame the marlin with his constant struggles and persistent and he showed his earnest desires to live and fish。 throughout the story many aspects can be found about santiago s personality merely in the content of his 3-day fight against the marlin. certainly santiago is a man of many themes

10、 and personality traits。 he is respected by a young boy ， manolin， yet he is looked down upon by many of the younger fishermen in the cuban fishing village where he lives 。some people laugh at him when he passed by ， and some thought of him to be too old to be a fisherman. they didnt believe he was

11、able to catch a fish. but he was much better and more exact than most of the other fisherman in the village. santiago was alone 。 he catches fishes alone. he fights against sharks alone. he can talk to nobody except himself. no one will help him. even though he faced hungry, weary and difficulty alo

12、ne， he does not give up and never feel lonely because his willingness is so strong 。 and he was approached in an ideal trip 。 i fight you to death , a tough voice。 although he knew it was very difficult to beat the big marlin， but he still did not give up. it shows his heroism and the strength of hi

13、s tenacious trend 。 i extremely admire the fishermans willingness 。 he lets me understand one person certainly must have relentless spirit， only then could obtain what he wants successfully。 the senior fisherman think: here to the seacoast really was too near ， perhaps could have a bigger fish in a

14、farther place 。.。 。 he had not settled to the present situation， but was approaching the bigger goal。when i read the big marlin start fast to gather round the young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old person right hand lifted up high the steel fork，leap the water surface in it

15、the flash, did utmost throws to its heart ， one wail ended the big fish s life, it was static floats on the water surface. ，i extremely admire the relentless spirit of old man. although he knew the difficulty is very strong and hard, but he did not slightly flinch。both santiago and the marlin displa

16、y qualities of pride ， honor, and bravery, and both are subject to the same eternal law： they must kill or be killed. as santiago reflects when he watches the weary warbler fly toward shore ，where it will inevitably meet the hawk ， the world is filled with predators, and no living thing can escape t

17、he inevitable struggle that will lead to its death. santiago lives according to his own observation ： “man is not made for defeat. a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” it is the most well-known sentence of this novel。 these words become belief of many readers. in my opinion, the whole story is

18、about a battle between an old man and the sea ， both of which are considered to have symbolic meanings according to critics。 the old man once was so energetic and strong but couldnt get harvest from the sea 。 he used his old body and strong mind to fight against nature and challenge his fate。 he got

19、 the large fish, but he lost totally because he carried back only the skeleton of the fish with his hands bleeding。 however, he had done all he could to fight against all unlucky things and didnt lose his face. he behaved like a real man ，a tough man. thats what s most important in a battle。when he met difficulty ， he welcomes difficulty. a person shouldnt fear but accept the defeat with pleasure. i think we can study senior fi