海明威和他笔下的英雄（黄亚丽）

PAGEPAGE21湖南文理学院成教本科生毕业论文（设计）题目：海明威和他笔下的英雄HemingwayandtheHeroinHisworks学生姓名：杨晶专业：英语教育年级：2005级指导老师：莫善清教授完成时间：2006年3月Abstracts…………………1Contents…………………1Introduction………………3HemingwayandtheHeroinHisworks1.AbriefintroductiontoHemingwayandhisCodeHero.1.1Thecharactershaveacommonbackground.1.2ThemaintraitsoftheCodeHero.2.Hemningwayhasperfectedtheimagegradually.2.1Theearlystage.2.2Thesecondstage.2.3Thethirdstage.2.3.1AbriefintroductiontoTheoldManAndThesea.2.3.2AnintroductiontoSantiagoindetail.3.Hiscreationissuperiortolife………103.1TheconnectionbetweenHemingwayandhisCodeHero.3.2Hemingway’screationissuperiortolife.4.SomecommentsontheimageoftheCodeHero……134.1Theopinionofoppositionfaction.4.2Theopinionofhissupporters.5.Conclusion……………15Bibiliography…………18Acknowledgement……………………19海明威和他笔下的英雄人物HemingwayandtheHeroinHisworks中文摘要：海明威是美国著名的小说家，他以罗曼蒂克的经历和独特的艺术风格闻名于世。他的大部分作品都呈现了他的性格和亲身经历，作品里的主人公在某种程度上有着相同的经历，他们都是典型的英雄人物，勇敢、坚强、坚忍不拔，敢于奉献。关键词：海明威典型英雄人物经历Abstract:HemingwaywasafamousmovelistofAmerica.Heisfamousforhisromanticexperienceanduniqueartisticstyle.MostofHemingway’sworkscamefromhisexperienceandpersonality.Thecharactersinhisworkshaveacommonbackgroundtosomeextent.That’stheimageofthetypicalherowhoisreadytoofferupandexemplifiescertainprinciplesofhonor,courageandendurance.Keywords:HemingwayTypicalHeroExperienceIntroductionHemingwaywasanovelistandshortstorywriterwhobecameoneofthebest-knownAmericanauthorsinhiscentury.Heisfamousforhisromanticexperienceanduniqueartisticstyleallovertheworld.Thecharactersinhisworkshaveacommonbackgroundtosomeextent.That’stheimageofthetypicalhero,includinganti-warsoldiers,bullfighters,antifascistwarriorsandfishermenetc.ThetypicalHemingwayheroisonewho,woundedbutstrong,moresensitiveandwoundedbecausestronger,enjoysthepleasuresoflifeinfaceofruinanddeath.WeshouldnotonlyappreciatetheCodeHerobuttrytobeamanliketheCodeHero.Everyonemayconfrontfailure,whatwelearnformthecodeHerocanhelpusconductourselveswellas“badluck”iscoming,Thatis,toshow“graceunderpressure”.HemingwayandtheHeroinHisworksName:HuangYaliShool:HumnanUniversityofMajor:EnglishEducationTutor:MoshanqingStudent’sTel:7552596Date:M1.ErnestHemingway(1896-1961)wasanovelistandshortwriterwhobecameoneofthebest-knownAmericanauthorsinhiscentury.Heisfamousforhisromanticexperienceanduniqueartisticstyleallovertheworld.1.1MostofHemingway’sworkscamefromhisexperiencesandpersonality.Althoughthecharactersinhisworksaredifferentinage,Sexandprofession,theyhaveacommonbackgroundtosomeextent.That’stheimageoftheCodeHero,includinganti-warsoldiers,bullfighters,anti-fascistwarriorsandfishermenetc.Thisistheglamourandmostoutstandingfeatureofhisworks.1.2TheCodeHerowasaman’sman(thetypicalmanintheman).TheCodeHerorepresentsacodeaccordingtowhichthehero,ifhecouldattainit,wouldbeabletoliveproperlyintheworldofviolence,disorderandmisery.TheCodeHero,then,offersupandexemplifiescertainprinciplesofhonor,courageandendurance,whichinalifeoftensionandpainmakeamanaman,aswesay,andenablehimtoconducthimselfwellinthelosingbattlethatislife.Heshows,intheauthor’sfamousphraseforit,“graceunderpressure”.HemingwayremarkedinAFarewellToArms,“Theworldbreakseveryoneandafterwardmanyarestrongatthebrokenplaces”,Barnes,Henry,JordanandSantiagowereorwoundedinsomeway.Theyarethe“strong”—theCodeHero,themodelofthewounded.2.HemingwayhadperfectedtheimageoftheCodeHerogradually.formanytimes.Beforegoingtothedeepsea,hesaidtotheboy:“TheYankeescannotlose.”“ButIfeartheIndiantoCleveland.”“HavefaithintheYankeesmy–son.Thinkofthegreat.DiMaggio.”Onthedeepsea.“Iwonderhowthebaseballcomeoutinthegrandleaguestoday,hethought.”“ThisistheseconddaynowthatIdonotknowtheresultofthejuegos,hethought.ButImusthaveconfidenceandImustbeworthyofthegreatDiMaggio.”It’swellknownthatbaseballisagame,whichneedsfighting,persistenceanexcellentskills.Santiagothoughtofbaseballmanytimesduringhissaidandcaredabouttheresultofthebaseball.Itshowsthatthespiritofplayingbaseballsupportshimtofightagainstthemarlin.Infact,theconfidenceintheYankeesandthegreatDiMaggioishisfaithinfishingskillandvictorytowinthefightagainstthegreatmarlin.Wecanseeanoptimistic,confidentandstrong–willedoldman,Santiago,theperfectCodeHero.Inaddition,inthestory,Santiagooftendreamedofthelions,Especiallyintheend.“Theoldmanwasdreamingaboutthelions.”Asweknow,thelionisthesymbolofbraveryandinvincibility.ThisisjustthetrueportrayalofalltheCodeHero.Ofcourse,It’simportantforustohaveadeepunderstandingaboutSantiago’sfamoussaying.Afterhekillededthefirstshark:“Butmanisnotmadefordefeat,”hesaid,“Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”Itnotonlydistinctlyportraystheoldman’scharacter—hisendurance,persistenceand“undefeated”spiritbutalsoexpressesthenovel’stheme.Itisthespiritbutalsoexpressestheencouragesustosmileinthefaceofadversity.3.Afterreadingthesesentences,wecanfeeltheCodeHeroisstandingus.TheyareveryfamiliartousbecauseHemingwaycreatedthemnotfromimaginationbutfromreallife.Theoppositionfactionhadtwokindsofopinion.OnewasthattheCodeHerowasnominds,nofeelingandlosttheirgameandloversandevenlife.Allwasinsignificantforthem.TheotheristhattheCodeHerowaslackingintheirinnerworld-it’sonlyaworldofmen,butnofamily,nohouse,nojob,evennosocialgroups.However,forthesupporters,it’sveryeasytodemolishtheargumentsabovebecausetheytookaone-sidedapproachtocommenttheimageoftheCodeHero,justlike“theblindmentryingtosizeuptheelephant”,thatis,tookapartforthewhole.4.1Thispartistorefuteonekindofopinionoftheoppositionfaction.Inordertoexpresshimselfwhattoloveandwhattohate,HemingwaycreatedtheCodeHero:thedescriptionofwarwearinessofBarenesandHenryrevealsthenatureofWWI;Hemingwaymadebothofthemgothroughhardshipsinthewarsoastoexpresshishatredforthewar;Thiskindofwritingtechniqueisunique.Theotherexample,Jordanmightbewoundedorevensacrificeifhegoestodestroythebridge,buthedoesn’tcareabouthispersonalsafetyandaccomplisheshismissionintheend.ItjustreflectedthatHemingwaysupportedthejustwarwithallhisstrengthandthatHemingwaywasfilledwithhatredforthefascist.HowwecansaythattheCodeHerowasnobrains,ornofeeling?Otherwise,theCodeHerodidn’tfeardeathandwasreadytorisktheirlifetodefeat“badluck”.Itdoesn’tmeanthattheyindulgeinhomicidalact.Thetypicalexampleoftheyoungbullfighter,Romero(anearlyCodeHero),showedusthatcourageisthegreatstrengthtodefeatdeath.Bullfightingisverycruel,butwhatabullfightershowsduringthelife-and–deathstruggleisasportsman’scouragethatisalsothestrengthtoinspireourfightingwill.Santiagohaseversaid:“Youdidnotkilledthefishonlytokeepaliveandtoseaforfood,hethought.Youkilledhimforprideandbecauseyouareafisherman.”Santiagoshowedgreatsympathyonthegiantmarlin.Ontheotherside,hethoughtitwasreasonabletokillthefish.Hewassadbecausethegiantfishhadnothingtoeat;butnoonewasqualifiedtoeatthegiantfishbecauseitwassonobenomatterthefishwasaliveordead,theoldmanloveit.Forafisherman,killingafishisnotforguiltybutforpride.Intheend,thereliftnothingbutskeletonofthefish.Itseemedtheoldmanhadbeendefeated,however,hedreamedthelionsanddiscussedanothersailwiththelittleboy.Allshows

Santiago’s“undefeated”spirit.SokkiaonceanalyzedthatfishingplayedanimportantpartinHemingway’sworksandheproved:TheaestheticsoffishingbecomesHemingway’smoralphilosophy.HemingwaytoldusthroughSantiago.Wearewhollydownonourluckanddestroyedintheend,Thenweshouldconductourselvesjustliketheoldfisherman,Santiago,theperfect,notbepessimisticanddisappointedbuttokeeponstrugglinguntilwegetwhatwewant.Thatis,undefeatedspiritisthemostimportant.ThisisalsothenormalprincipleofHemingway.4.2Thispartistorefutetheotherkindofopinionoftheoppositionfaction.TheoppositionfactionconsideredthatthereisonlyaworldofmeninHemingway’sworksandtheimageofthecharactersaresingle,however,forthesupporters,thisisnotweakpointbutadvantagebecausesimplicityisthebest.JustasHemingwaydidn’twriteTheOldManAndTheSeainalongernovel,onlydescribingtheoldmanandtheprocessoffishingthemarlinandfightingthesharks.Itdoesn’tweakenthethoughtdepthandartisticcharmofthenovel,butstrengthenthem.Asweknow,“Thedignityofmovementofanicebergisduetoonlyoneeighthofitbeingabovewater”(Hemingway’sfamousicebergtheory)Itmeansthatwecaneliminateirrelevantmaterials,literarytricks,luxuriousemotionsandevenliterarydescription;thusthetruefigureoftheicebergsurvives,leavingtheseven–eighthsunsaidforthereadertoimagine.Inotherwords,theimagesaretheone–eightsabovethesurface,Thiscomparisonshowsthecreationofliteraryworks:whereveryouwrite,youmusthaveasolidfoundation.Thusanythingyouknow,youcancutto“belowthesurface”andmakeyourworksshort,shortandshort.Wealsocanexpressitinarchitectureterms:lessismore.ThosewhohadunprovedcommentontheimageoftheCodeHerodidn’thaveadeepunderstandingof“theseven-eighthsbelowthesurface.”5.ConclusionThetypicalHemingwayheroisonewho,woundedbutstrong,moresensitiveandwoundedbecausestronger,enjoysthepleasuresoflifeinfaceofruinanddeathandmaintains,throughsomenotionofacodeaidea