名著老人与海英语读后感

名著老人与海英语读后感老人与海》表达了海明威的人生哲学和道德理想，永不服输的斗士精神和积极向上的乐观人生态度。以下是带来的老人与海英语，希望对你有帮助。WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudent,I'vefinishedthisbookinChinese.ButwhenIreaditinEnglish,Ireallygainsomethingnewbothinthewayofexpressionandthespirititshowstous.Maybedifferentagestoreadthesamebookwewilllearndifferentthingsfromit.Atleast,formypart,thatistrue.Firstly,Iwouldliketoreviewsomeinformationaboutthisbook.Suchasthebackground,majorcharactersandthetopicofit.TheOldManandtheSeaisastorybyErnestHemingway,writteninCubain1951andpublishedin1952.ItwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.Oneofhismostfamousworks,itcentersuponSantiago,anagingCubanfishermanwhostruggleswithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream.TheOldManandtheSeaservedtoreinvigorateHemingway'sliteraryreputationandpromptedareexaminationofhisentirebodyofwork.Thenovellawasinitiallyreceivedwithmuchpopularity;itrestoredmanyreaders'confidenceinHemingway'scapabilityasanauthor.Itspublisher,Scribner's,onanearlydustjacket,calledthenovellaa"newclassic,"andmanycriticsfavorablypareditwithsuchworksasWilliamFaulkner's"TheBear"andHermanMelville'sMoby-Dick.Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman'sbravenessandpersistence.Inthisbook,inordertosuggesttheprofundityoftheoldman'ssacrificeandtheglorythatderivesfromit,HemingwaypurposefullylikensSantiagotoChrist,who,aordingtoChristiantheology,gavehislifeforthegreatergloryofhumankind.CrucifixionimageryisthemostnoticeablewayinwhichHemingwaycreatesthesymbolicparallelbetweenSantiagoandChrist.WhenSantiago'spalmsarefirstcutbyhisfishingline,thereadercannothelpbutthinkofChristsufferinghisstigmata.Later,whenthesharksarrive,Hemingwayportraystheoldmanasacrucifiedmartyr,sayingthathemakesanoisesimilartothatofamanhavingnailsdriventhroughhishands.Furthermore,theimageoftheoldmanstrugglingupthehillwithhismastacrosshisshouldersrecallsChrist'smarchtowardCalvary.EventhepositioninwhichSantiagocollapsesonhisbed—facedownwithhisarmsoutstraightandthepalmsofhishandsup—bringstomindtheimageofChristsufferingonthecross.HemingwayemploystheseimagesinthefinalpagesofthenovellainordertolinkSantiagotoChrist,whoexemplifiedtranscendencebyturninglossintogain,defeatintotriumph,andevendeathintorenewedlife.Themajorcharactersinthisbookarealsovividandlively.Santiago?,theoldmanofthenovella'stitle,SantiagoisaCubanfishermanwhohashadanextendedrunofbadluck.Despitehisexpertise,hehasbeenunabletocatchafishforeighty-fourdays.Heishumble,yetexhibitsajustifiedprideinhisabilities.Hisknowledgeoftheseaanditscreatures,andofhiscraft,isunparalleledandhelpshimpreserveasenseofhoperegardlessofcircumstance.Themarlin?,Santiagohooksthemarlin,whichwelearnattheendofthenovellameasureseighteenfeet,onthefirstafternoonofhisfishingexpedition.Manolin?,aboypresumablyinhisadolescence,ManolinisSantiago'sapprenticeanddevotedattendant.Theoldmanfirsttookhimoutonaboatwhenhewasmerelyfiveyearsold.DuetoSantiago'srecentbadluck,Manolin'sparentshaveforcedtheboytogooutonadifferentfishingboat.Manolin,however,stillcaresdeeplyfortheoldman,towhomhecontinuestolookasamentor.JoeDiMaggio,althoughDiMaggioneverappearsinthenovel,heplaysasignificantrolenoheless.Santiagoworshipshimasamodelofstrengthandmitment,andhisthoughtsturntowardDiMaggiowheneverheneedstoreassurehimselfofhisownstrength.Perico?,Perico,thereaderassumes,ownsthebodegainSantiago'svillage.Heneverappearsinthenovel,butheservesanimportantroleinthefisherman'slifebyprovidinghimwithnewspapersthatreportthebaseballscores.ThisactestablisheshimasakindmanwhohelpstheagingSantiago.Martin,likePerico,Martin,acafeownerinSantiago'svillage,doesnotappearinthestory.ThereaderlearnsofhimthroughManolin,whooftengoestoMartinforSantiago'ssupper.Astheoldmansays,Martinisamanoffrequentkindnesswhodeservestoberepaid.Fromtheveryfirstparagraph,Santiagoischaracterizedassomeonestrugglingagainstdefeat.Hehasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutcatchingafish—hewillsoonpasshisownrecordofeighty-sevendays.AlmostasareminderofSantiago'sstruggle,thesailofhisskiffresembles“theflagofpermanentdefeat.”Buttheoldmanrefusesdefeatateveryturn:heresolvestosailoutbeyondtheotherfishermentowherethebiggestfishpromisetobe.Helandsthemarlin,tyinghisrecordofeighty-sevendaysafterabrutalthree-dayfight,andhecontinuestowardoffsharksfromstealinghisprey,eventhoughheknowsthebattleisuseless.BecauseSantiagoispittedagainstthecreaturesofthesea,somereaderschoosetoviewthetaleasachronicleofman'sbattleagainstthenaturalworld,butthenovellais,moreaurately,thestoryofman'splacewithinnature.BothSantiagoandthemarlindisplayqualitiesofpride,honor,andbravery,andbotharesubjecttothesameeternallaw:theymustkillorbekilled.AsSantiagoreflectswhenhewatchesthewearywarblerflytowardshore,whereitwillinevitablymeetthehawk,theworldisfilledwithpredators,andnolivingthingcanescapetheinevitablestrugglethatwillleadtoitsdeath.Santiagolivesaordingtohisownobservation:“manisnotmadefordefeat...[a]mancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”InHemingway'sportraitoftheworld,deathisinevitable,butthebestmen(andanimals)willnohelessrefusetogiveintoitspower.Aordingly,manandfis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