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老人与海英文读后感(精选14篇)老人与海英文读后感(精选14篇) 认真品味一部名著后,大家心中一定有很多感想,记录下来很重要哦,一起来写一篇读后感吧那要怎么写好读后感呢?下面是帮大家的英文读后感(精选14篇),欢送大家借鉴与参考,希望对大家有所帮助 thenoveldescribesisnearly60yearwhenthefishermanfishingsenioraloneinabigfishactuallynotpull.seniorfishermansocializationafterafishthatthisisabigmarlinbeyondyourfishingseveralfoldingthoughclearlyhardtowinbutdontgiveup.laterinthebigmarlinwoundbringsomeofthefishsuspiciousofsharkssmellgroupsbuttheoldmanstillsnatchfoodhopenotgiveupandfinallyemphasizessurroundclosereturnedtothebigfishlettheotherfishermanfishingisadmired. whenireadtheseniorfishermanthought:herescoastisreallytooclosemaybetherewillbeabiggerfishinfurther...iappreciatethisseniorfishermenbecausenowhehascastinsomefishbuthestillwasnotsolvedthepresentsituationbutveryclosetogoals.lookweoftenencounteraslightlyisdifficultweareplainingnonstop.inthefuturewewillbethemotherlandsoitshouldbetheoldideaswillbemoreloftyaspirationforabettermoregoals. whenireadthebigmarlinbegantorapidlyaroundtheyoungfishingboatscablesuspensionofmasttwistingoldmanexaltedtotherighthandofgangchaleapthighflashandthemaximumthrowittoheartwailoverfishitisthelifeofthestaticstaticfloatonwater......ialsolikethestonefallsintogether.iappreciatetheoldmandonotfearunremittingspiritpoweralthoughknowthisgameisverystrongbutheisntpopularflinchesslightlybutmoreintractable.justbecauseofthisspirittofinishtheseniorfishermenlifeanddeathofthepetition.wemustalsolearnadvancedfishermansspirituallifedonotfearthedifficultytheonlythingthatcansueed. readingthebigfishsmellsbloodisthecrowdsharksswamgrabfoodtheoldmanlefthecanjusttwitchingwithastickwithyourrighthandmoutharepermitteduseofweaponstoattackanddefendtheexpelledthesharks.butthebigfisheatmeathasamostbutalsohislefthandcharminglycriticizedtheworktimeisactuallytimeialsosubjecttooldoptimism.inourlifesomelossesareinevitableweshouldtakeanoptimisticattitudetowardtopute. finallythroughayouthnovellookedfor18feetofseniorfishermendescribethemarlinsupthefishhugenessexplainedtheseniorfishermanisnotdifficultmoremon. thenovelextolspiritseniorfishermanfearhardanddangeroustofightwewillnotlikehimwhocantsatisfythepresentsituationshouldactivelydoanythingisrelentlessdifficultymaybeweledifficultneverstophalfway.onlyinthiswaycanweachievegreatersuessandvictory. OnsummervacationofthisyearIstudiedinnoveloldmanandseaofHemingwayfamouswriterofU.S.A..Iadmiretheoldfishermanswillinthenovelverymuchheletsmeunderstandthatapersonmusthaveunremittingspiritcouldsueed. Whatthenovelisdescribedisanoldfishermanalmostthesixtyyearsoldwhengotoseaandfishaloneoncehaveangledtoabigfishbutcannotdraw.AftertoughfishermanandfishhavesocializedforafewdaysjustfindthisisabigMalinsfishwhichexceedsseveraltimesofonesownfishingboatthoughknowperfectlywellthatitisverydifficulttowindoesnotgiveupyet.BecausebigMalinfishfishlikesmellofwoundattractoddherdsofsharkvieforthefoodagainlaterbuttheoldmanisstillunwillingtogiveuplikethisstressthetightencirclementfinallytakethelargefishbacktofishingportletotherfishmenadmireitendlessly.TheoldfishermanthinksthatasIread:Itisreallytooclosefromheretocoastperhapstherearebiggerfishinthefartherplace……WhenadmireverymuchbecausethisoldfishermaninthepersonsbecauseplaynotforsomefishinghealreadyatthismomentIbutheisnotsatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairsbutadvancetowardsgreatergoal. Seeingusagainmeetsomelittledifficultiesatordinarytimesallofusplainbitterly.Wearethefutureofthemotherlandshouldbeasambitiousasthisoldmangotopursuewellgreatergoal.ReadasmebigMalinfishisitencloselightfishingboatmoveaboutisitgetmasttotwinecablefasttobeginoldmanrighthandholdsteelforkhighjumpoutinaflashaffordingtotryonesbestabovewaterinitasoundofwailhasfinishedthelifeoftheloudfishitfloatsonthesurfaceofwatersilently……WhentheIoneheartistoofalllikepiecesofstonenotbig.Iadmirethatkindoffearingoftheoldmanatallunremittingspiritverymuchthoughknowrivalsstrengthisverystrongbuthehasnotshrunkbackatallmeetsthedifficulty.Justbecausethereisthiskindofspirittheoldfishermanhasobtainedthevictoryofthetrialofstrengthofthislifeanddeath.Weshouldstudytheoldfishermansspirittooinlifedothethingandisnotafraidofthedifficultycouldachievesuess.Readbigbloodoffensivesmelloffishsmellonesharkfallovereachothertovisittovieforthefoodlefthandofoldmanpullamusclejusthecanonlyuserighthandcanweaponattackedtousedfordefendoneselfwithstickmouthofswordfishthatcatcheverythingandhasdrivenawaythisherdofsharkfinally.ButbigmeatoffishtakeintobighalfalreadybutoldmancriticizeonesownlefthandwhentheworkthiswhenhavearesthumorouslyalsoIamsubduedbyoldmansoptimisticspirittoo.Inlifesomelossesareunavoidableweshouldtreattheoptimisticattitudecantworryaboutpettygainorloss.Finallythenovelseeswithateenagerthatoldfishermanhas18feetofbiglongMalinsfishtotallyinthetolerancetheonesthathavedescribedthisfishareenormousagainprovethatoldfishermansdifficultyovereisbigthanordinary. Oldfishermansspiritthatmakesgreateffortstostrugglefearlessofdangeranddifficultythatthenovelhasbeenextolledweshouldbelikehimtoocantbesatisfiedwiththecurrentsituationshouldbepositiveupwardsitshouldbeunremittingtodoanythingitmustnotgiveuphalfwaytomeetingdifficultyshouldmeetthedifficulty.Onlyinthiswaywecouldobtaingreatersuessandvictory. Iwasveryfavorofasectionofmusicinitsballs.It’sprettybrisklikedawonderfulsongofabird.RegardingtothecharactersIlikedElizabeththehe-ro-in-ethoughIdidn’tthinkshe’sbeautiful.Butshe’ssmart.HoweverIdidn’tpaymuchattentiontotheplot.Ithoughtit’ssolongthatitmademeimpatientandbored.BynowIhaven’treadthewholestoryinEnglishoritsChineseversioneither.Ioweittomyprejudice.InfactIdidn’tunderstandthestoryatthattime. Ididn’tknowwhyitcalledPrideandPrejudice.OfcoursesomeonewaspridebutIdidn’tfindwhere’stheprejudice.Ithoughtit’snormalthewaypeopletreatedeachotherinthat.Iconsideredprejudicewouldbeverydisgusting.ButtothemovieeverthingwasOKinmymindsexceptitslength.NowIthinkIhaveunderstoodmoreaboutit.I’maprejudicedpersonsoIcan’tfindwhere’swrong. ImerelyliketodothethingsIlike.EverytimeImeetsomebodyorsomethingmythinkingaboutheoritalldependsonmyforegoneexperienceandmymoodofthetime. TheOldManandtheSeawaswrittenbyanAmericanwriternamedErnestHemingway.Ithasbeentranslatedintotensoflanguagesandthewriterwassoproudofhiswork. Santiagotheheroofthestoryhadgoneeighty-fourdayswithouttakingafishback.AtfirstaboynamedManolionhadbeenwithhimbutSantiagocouldn’tcatchevenonefish.Theboyhadgoneathisparents’ordersinaluckyboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweekandthecouplethoughtthatitwasdefinitelyandfinallybadtolettheirboystaywiththeoldfisherman.OnSantiago’seighty-fifthdayoffishinghewentoutaloneleavingthesmellofthelandbehindandrowingoutintothecleanearlymorningsmellofocean.Tohissurprisehecaughtatunawhichhehadneverseenbeforeanditwashardtobelievethatthetunawasbiggerthanhisboat.Laterthebloodfromthetunaleftatrailforallsharksaswideasahighwaysofightingagainstsharkswasunavoidable.TheresultwasthatsharksateupallthemeatofthetunaandSantiagoonlybroughtthetunaskeletonback.Hewassotiredthathesleptdeeplyassoonashegothomedreamingoflions. InthisstorySantiagowasanoldandpoorwidowthoughhewasgoodatfishingandhadsomuchvaluableexperience.Heonlylivedonfishingallhislife.Atlonglasthejustbroughttheskeletonbackyoumaythinksuchafishermanshouldbealoserbutthisresultdidn’tmeanfailing.OnthecontraryHemingwayusedtheskeletonwhichwasthepillarofspirittostrengthenthemeaningoftheoldman’slife.Santiagowasdescribedasaperfectpersonwhonevergaveup. TheboynamedManolionappearedinthebeginningandattheend.EvenduringSantiago’svoyagehealwayscametothepooroldman’smind.HewastheonlypersonwhocaredSantiagosincerelytrustSantiagoabsolutelyandtheyoungboywantedtobeaninheritorofSantiago’scareer.HemingwaynotonlytoldustheexperienceoffishingshouldbespreadfromgenerationtogenerationbutalsoexpectedustoadmiretolearnfromandtocarryonthespiritofSantiago.TheappearanceofManilionwasnotbychancewhichwasarrangedbyHemingway.DuringSantiago’slongvoyagehowmuchhewishedtheboycouldhavebeenwithhimtodrivehislonelinessaway.Youthisthesymbolofenergyandhope.Evenanoldmancanbeyounginside.LionsappearedseveraltimesinSantiago’sdreamsfortheywerelivinginhisheartwhichshowedthespiritofSantiagowouldneverbelow. Theingofthesharkscouldnotbeavoided.Theycanbethoughtasattackwhichcanswallowyoursuessandhappiness.Thestorytellsmetofacetheproblemshappenedinmylifewithaheartaswideasocean.Thoughtheoldmanwaslonelyhewasatravelerwhowalkedontheroadofrealizinghisideals.Buthewasnotaloneatthemomentforhiswillwassofirm.TheOldManandtheSeahaswontheNobelPrizeatlastwhichisaforttothewriter. OnsummervacationofthisyearIstudiedinnoveloldmanandseaofHemingwayfamouswriterofU.S.A..Iadmiretheoldfisherman#39;swillinthenovelverymuchheletsmeunderstandthatapersonmusthaveunremittingspiritcouldsueed.Whatthenovelisdescribedisanoldfishermanalmostthesixtyyearsoldwhengotoseaandfishaloneoncehaveangledtoabigfishbutcannotdraw.AftertoughfishermanandfishhavesocializedforafewdaysjustfindthisisabigMalin#39;sfishwhichexceedsseveraltimesofone#39;sownfishingboatthoughknowperfectlywellthatitisverydifficulttowindoesnotgiveupyet. BecausebigMalinfishfishlikesmellofwoundattractoddherdsofsharkvieforthefoodagainlaterbuttheoldmanisstillunwillingtogiveuplikethisstressthetightencirclementfinallytakethelargefishbacktofishingportletotherfishmenadmireitendlessly.TheoldfishermanthinksthatasIread:Itisreallytooclosefromheretocoastperhapstherearebiggerfishinthefartherplace……WhenadmireverymuchbecausethisoldfishermaninthepersonsbecauseplaynotforsomefishinghealreadyatthismomentIbutheisnotsatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairsbutadvancetowardsgreatergoal.Seeingusagainmeetsomelittledifficultiesatordinarytimesallofusplainbitterly.Wearethefutureofthemotherlandshouldbeasambitiousasthisoldmangotopursuewellgreatergoal.ReadasmebigMalinfishisitencloselightfishingboatmoveaboutisitgetmasttotwinecablefasttobeginoldmanrighthandholdsteelforkhighjumpoutinaflashaffordingtotryone#39;sbestabovewaterinitasoundofwailhasfinishedthelifeoftheloudfishitfloatsonthesurfaceofwatersilently……WhentheIoneheartistoofalllikepiecesofstonenotbig.Iadmirethatkindoffearingoftheoldmanatallunremittingspiritverymuchthoughknowrival#39;sstrengthisverystrongbuthehasnotshrunkbackatallmeetsthedifficulty. Justbecausethereisthiskindofspirittheoldfishermanhasobtainedthevictoryofthetrialofstrengthofthislifeanddeath.Weshouldstudytheoldfisherman#39;sspirittooinlifedothethingandisnotafraidofthedifficultycouldachievesuess.Readbigbloodoffensivesmelloffishsmellonesharkfallovereachothertovisittovieforthefoodlefthandofoldmanpullamusclejusthecanonlyuserighthandcanweaponattackedtousedfordefendoneselfwithstickmouthofswordfishthatcatcheverythingandhasdrivenawaythisherdofsharkfinally.Butbigmeatoffishtakeintobighalfalreadybutoldmancriticizeone#39;sownlefthandwhentheworkthiswhenhavearesthumorouslyalsoIamsubduedbyoldman#39;soptimisticspirittoo.Inlifesomelossesareunavoidableweshouldtreattheoptimisticattitudecan#39;tworryaboutpettygainorloss. Finallythenovelseeswithateenagerthatoldfishermanhas18feetofbiglongMalin#39;sfishtotallyinthetolerancetheonesthathavedescribedthisfishareenormousagainprovethatoldfisherman#39;sdifficultyovereisbigthanordinary.Oldfisherman#39;sspiritthatmakesgreateffortstostrugglefearlessofdangeranddifficultythatthenovelhasbeenextolledweshouldbelikehimtoocan#39;tbesatisfiedwiththecurrentsituationshouldbepositiveupwardsitshouldbeunremittingtodoanythingitmustnotgiveuphalfwaytomeetingdifficultyshouldmeetthedifficulty.Onlyinthiswaywecouldobtaingreatersuessandvictory. theOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway’smostenduringworksandmayverywellbeeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedaGREatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.Hemingwayisalsooneofmyfavoritewriters. BesidesTheOldManAndtheSeaIhavereadsomeofhisotherworkssuchasTheSunAlsoRisesAFarewelltoArmsandTheSnowofKilimanijaro.ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononme.IfirstreadthisbookwhenIwasinmyfifteens.AndnowIrememberitjustaswellasifIhadreadityesterday.PrideandPrejudiceisachefdoeuvre.Myfirstimpressionofthisstorywasfromscreen.It’slonglongagomaybebeforeIcanreadenglishbooks.Idon’trememberwhichmovieeditionIhadseen.ButIwasimpressedbythemusicthesceneryandthecostume. Itslonglongago,maybebeforeIcanreadenglishbooks.IdontrememberwhichmovieeditionIhadseen.ButIwasimpressedbythemusic,thesceneryandthecostume.Iwasveryfavorofasectionofmusicinitsballs.Itsprettybrisk,likedawonderfulsongofabird.Regardingtothecharacters,IlikedElizabeth,theheroine,thoughIdidntthinkshesbeautiful.Butshessmart.However,Ididntpaymuchattentiontotheplot.Ithoughtitssolongthatitmademeimpatientandbored.Bynow,IhaventreadthewholestoryinEnglishoritsChineseversion,either.Ioweittomyprejudice. Infact,Ididntunderstandthestoryatthattime.IdidntknowwhyitcalledPrideandPrejudice.Ofcoursesomeonewaspride,butIdidntfindwherestheprejudice.Ithoughtitsnormal,thewaypeopletreatedeachotherinthat.Iconsideredprejudicewouldbeverydisgusting. TheOldManAndTheSeaThisisagreatbookmindyou.HowIgaveopinionstothatisthespiritsofSantiagogreatlyaffectedme.ButtheauthorEarnestHemingwaysaidifhiswritingisreallygoodthenthecharacterscanalsobemanyotherthings. Santiagoisamonfishermanandhehadnthadafishfor84days.Andthistimewhenhelefthefishedabigsalmonbyhimself.Hefoughtthefishfor3daysandnightsandfinallyhekillsit.Hecalledithisbrother.Buthethenhadtofightthesharksandfinallyhegonehomewithafishspineandsomefishbones. Icouldfindhisgreatspiritsofnevergivingup.Particularlyifhejustloosethegripofthefishingpoleandletthefishgohewouldnthaveanytroublebuthecanstaytotheend. SomethingIregrettotellyouisthatIdidntreadthisbookverycarefullysoIintendtotellyouIwanttoreadthisbookagainandtellyouwhatIvegainedthroughthesecond—timereading. Ihavereadmanybooks,whichIlearnedalotofknowledge,letmeknowalotoftruthinlife,includingabook,letmeexperienceadeep,itisafamouswriterErnestHemingwaywrote,Hits. HitsThisbooktalkedaboutsuchastory,oldfishermanSantiagodeCubaconsecutive84daysdidnotcatchthefish,wasanotherloserasafisherman,buthewaspersistent,andfinallycaughtabigmarlinlargeMarlinshisboatdraggedonforthreedaysatsea,exhausted,wastiedtotheboathewaskilledononeside,andthenReturnJourneyrepeatedlybeensharkattacks,hehasexhaustedallmeanstocounterattack.BacktoHongKongonlytheheadandafishtailspine.Althoughthefishhavebittengone,butwhatcannotdestroythewillofhisbravery.Thisbookrevealstousatruth:peoplearenotborntofail,andapersoncanbedestroyed,butcannotbedefeated. BeforeIdoanythingaslongasthereisonepointdoesnotworkwell,theywillretreat,andsometimesevensayafewwordsdejectedtosay.Inlearning,Ihaveafewtestsaslongasthereisnotverygoodtherewillbenoconfidencethattheirgettinggoodgrades.Hits,theherofightingwiththeshark,sharkharpoonwastakenaway,heputtheknifebladetiedtotiechaos.Knifebroke,heusedtruncheons.Batonshavelost,andheusedtheruddertoetoplay.Thisbookrevealsthetruth,nottoexplainamannomatterwhatmygreatestfearisthelackofconfidence.Confidenceislikeamotorcar,isahumanmotivation.Ifyoudoonethingwiththeconfidence,youmeanhalfthebattle.Theherointhisbookarefullofconfidenceandperseverance,notexactlywhatIindispensable Sincereadingthisbook,Iknowthathislackoflearningisnolongerduetoalossofconfidenceinthetwodonotgowell,butmorepoorlyinanexam,themoretobeagoodtest.Inthefinalexamtheday,themorningtwohomeworkresults,Idonothaveacertainclassofstudentsisgood,butIadmitdefeat,butconfidencethatthedeterminationtofightaturnaround.Languageexaminationsintheafternoon,IhavedoneeveryRoadtopicsareespeciallycareful.Sureenough,Iwasclassofthefirstlanguageexaminations,totalscore,Iamalsoafirst. Inthefuture,Idonotcarewhatdifficultiesweencountered,wemustfacewithconfidence,persistintheend,andneverretreat.Iwanttothankthebook,forwhichIhavelearnedsomuch,thankitformetounderstandsomanyreasons,foritletmeknowhisownshortingsandcorrecttheirshortingsintime,soIbecameasociallyusefulpeople. Hits,thelonelyoldfishermanSantiagohasbeennotonlybetoughguy,hisspiritualvaluesembodiedinthebodyisentirelythespiritoftheancientGreektragedy,amodernecho.IntheHits,theHemingwayfinallyforhisbelovedtoughguytofindthesoul,thissouliseverlastingeternalvaluesofmankind.Thus,intheHits,thetough-guycharacterofSantiagosfortitudehasbeethenovelssurface.BySantiagotough-guycharactertopraisetheeternalvaluesofmankind,becametherealthemeofthenovel.Hitsanddemonstratedwhateternalvalue Thefirstispeoplesself-confidence.Santiagoconsecutive84daysatsea,anddidnotcatchafish.However,thepairofeyes,ah,likewater,likeblue,ishappy,notdepressed.OriginallytofollowSantiagoonfishingexpeditionschildren,spokeofhisfathercalledhimtotheotherboatandsaid,:Hedidnotmuchself-confidence.Yes.theoldmansaid,Butwehave,yousayisnotit Santiagoinself-confidenceisabsoluteself-confidence,isnottoenvironmentalchangeandchangesinself-confidence,itdoesnotparewithothers,self-confidence.InSantiagosphilosophyofexistence,evenwhenconfrontedwithapoleoftheunluckypeoplecanonlyself-confidence. Peoplealive,theonlywaytodeterminethenecessity,thatis,todeath.Inaddition,thereisnoboundtowhatcanrelyon.Sincethepersonisalivebychance,thenthecouragetosupporthumanlife,theonlyconfident.Ifweloseself-confidence,inthecontinuingunluckysomanydaysaftertheSantiagothereisthecourageandperseveranceonfishingexpeditionsdoTherefore,peoplelivetobeconfident,notself-confidenceisforhumanconsumptioncannotaffordluxury.ItispreciselybecauseSantiagohadanabsoluteself-confidence,hewascalledawaytothechildrentoexpressapletetoleranceandunderstanding.Here,Hemingwayhasdemonstratedthelinkbetweenself-confidenceandtolerance.Hitsinthemainspace,describingthelonelyoldfishermanSantiago,intheopenseaandinlargemarlinandavarietyofsharksentangled,foughtforthreedaysandthreenightsexperience.ByHemingwayfullestdescription,wefelttheSantiagodesperatestrugglewiththefateoftheheroicandnoble.Lastdraghomefortheelderlyonlya18feet-longfishskeleton,theonlypleteskeletonistheheadandbeautifulfishtail. Fromthephysicalpointofview,elderlypeoplefoughtforthreedaysandthreenightsaresultoffailure;butthehumanspirit,fromthepersonsself-confidenceself-esteem,courageanddestinyfromthehumantomakeeveryefforttostruggleforvictorySantiago. Afterall,thetruevictorycanonlybeatriumphofthespirit.Nomatterwhomademuchmaterialsuess,theycannotwinourrespectandthanks.Onlythespiritandthespiritofvictory,itmovesus,thatwehavetofollowtheelderlyandchildren,forhistragictears. InthepastafewdayswelearnedsomethingaboutanovelcalledtheoldmanandtheseaafterlearningitIhavesomethoughtsaboutit. Thestoryintroducedanoldexperiencedfishermantous.HisnameisSantiago.Hehasnotcaughtanyfishfor84dayssothe85thdayhewenttothedeepseatryingtogetsomefish.ItwasahardtimewhenSantiagofloatedontheseaforalmost3daysinordertocatchabigfishcalledmarlin.Finallyhemadeit.Butunfortunatelythesmellofbloodattractedalotofsharks.Atlastallhisefforttodriveawaythesharkswasinvain.Hismarlinwaseatenupandhestillgotnothing. AlthoughtheconsequencewasnotsogoodIstillbelievethatSantiagoisarealhero.Aheronotmeansthatheisneverafraidofanythingbutmeansthatheisreallyafraidbuthenevergivesup.Thisishero.Inadditionhiswordsinthisstoryalsoimpressedmealot.Hesaid“manisnotmadefordefeatamancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeatded.’’Perhapswewishthateverythingcangowellinourdailylivesbutasweknowitisonlyawish.Wearesuretomeetsometroubleinourwholelivessowemustbebrave.Wecannevergiveup.Nomatterhowoldwearenomatterhowunluckywearenomatterhowhardtheproblemsareweareexpectedtosolvethoseproblemsbravelyandneversay:“no”. Ofcoursenowwearecollegestudentswemayhavenotmetanyproblemsthatwerereallydifficulttosolve.Butifweenterthesocietyafterafewyearswehavetofacesometroublewhichwillmakeyouloseyourhead.ThenwillyougiveupSantiagotaughtusnevergiveupmanisnotmadefordefeat.BesteelinyourfuturelivesandIreallyhopethatwecanleadhappylivesinthefuture. OnsummervacationofthisyearIstudiedinnoveloldmanandseaofHemingwayfamouswriterofU.S.A..Iadmiretheoldfishermanswillinthenovelverymuchheletsmeunderstandthatapersonmusthaveunremittingspiritcouldsueed.Whatthenovelisdescribedisanoldfishermanalmostthesixtyyearsoldwhengotoseaandfishaloneoncehaveangledtoabigfishbutcannotdraw.AftertoughfishermanandfishhavesocializedforafewdaysjustfindthisisabigMalinsfishwhichexceedsseveraltimesofonesownfishingboatthoughknowperfectlywellthatitisverydifficulttowindoesnotgiveupyet.BecausebigMalinfishfishlikesmellofwoundattractoddherdsofsharkvieforthefoodagainlaterbuttheoldmanisstillunwillingtogiveuplikethisstressthetightencirclementfinallytakethelargefishbacktofishingportletotherfishmenadmireitendlessly.TheoldfishermanthinksthatasIread:Itisreallytooclosefromheretocoastperhapstherearebiggerfishinthefartherplace……WhenadmireverymuchbecausethisoldfishermaninthepersonsbecauseplaynotforsomefishinghealreadyatthismomentIbutheisnotsatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairsbutadvancetowardsgreatergoal.Seeingusagainmeetsomelittledifficultiesatordinarytimesallofusplainbitterly.Wearethefutureofthemotherlandshouldbeasambitiousasthisoldmangotopursuewellgreatergoal.ReadasmebigMalinfishisitencloselightfishingboatmoveaboutisitgetmasttotwinecablefasttobeginoldmanrighthandholdsteelforkhighjumpoutinaflashaffordingtotryonesbestabovewaterinitasoundofwailhasfinishedthelifeoftheloudfishitfloatsonthesurfaceofwatersilently……WhentheIoneheartistoofalllikepiecesofstonenotbig. Iadmirethatkindoffearingoftheoldmanatallunremittingspiritverymuchthoughknowrivalsstrengthisverystrongbuthehasnotshrunkbackatallmeetsthedifficulty.Justbecausethereisthiskindofspirittheoldfishermanhasobtainedthevictoryofthetrialofstrengthofthislifeanddeath.Weshouldstudytheoldfishermansspirittooinlifedothethingandisnotafraidofthedifficultycouldachievesuess.Readbigbloodoffensivesmelloffishsmellonesharkfallovereachothertovisittovieforthefoodlefthandofoldmanpullamusclejusthecanonlyuserighthandcanweaponattackedtousedfordefendoneselfwithstickmouthofswordfishthatcatcheverythingandhasdrivenawaythisherdofsharkfinally.ButbigmeatoffishtakeintobighalfalreadybutoldmancriticizeonesownlefthandwhentheworkthiswhenhavearesthumorouslyalsoIamsubduedbyoldmansoptimisticspirittoo.Inlifesomelossesareunavoidableweshouldtreattheoptimisticattitudecantworryaboutpettygainorloss. Finallythenovelseeswithateenagerthatoldfishermanhas18feetofbiglongMalinsfishtotallyinthetolerancetheonesthathavedescribedthisfishareenormousagainprovethatoldfishermansdifficultyovereisbigthanordinary.Oldfishermansspiritthatmakesgreateffortstostrugglefearlessofdangeranddifficultythatthenovelhasbeenextolledweshouldbelikehimtoocantbesatisfiedwiththecurrentsituationshouldbepositiveupwardsitshouldbeunremittingtodoanythingitmustnotgiveuphalfwaytomeetingdifficultyshouldmeetthedifficulty.Onlyinthiswaywecouldobtaingreatersuessandvictory. WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudentI’vefinishedthisbookinChinese.ButwhenIreaditinEnglishIreallygainsomethingnewbothinthewayofexpressionandthespirititshowstous.Maybedifferentagestoreadthesamebookwewilllearndifferentthingsfromit.Atleastformypartthatistrue. FirstlyIwouldliketoreviewsomeinformationaboutthisbook.Suchasthebackgroundmajorcharactersandthetopicofit. TheOldManandtheSeaisastorybyErnestHemingwaywritteninCubain1951andpublishedin
1952.ItwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.OneofhismostfamousworksitcentersuponSantiagoanagingCubanfishermanwhostruggleswithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream. TheOldManandtheSeaservedtoreinvigorateHemingwaysliteraryreputationandpromptedareexaminationofhisentirebodyofwork.Thenovellawasinitiallyreceivedwithmuchpopularity;itrestoredmanyreadersconfidenceinHemingwayscapabilityasanauthor.ItspublisherScribnersonanearlydustjacketcalledthenovellaanewclassicandmanycriticsfavorablypareditwithsuchworksasWilliamFaulknersTheBearandHermanMelvillesMoby-Dick. Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman’sbravenessandpersistence. Inthisbookinordertosuggesttheprofundityoftheoldman’ssacrificeandtheglorythatderivesfromitHemingwaypurposefullylikensSantiagotoChristwhoaordingtoChristiantheologygavehislifeforthegreatergloryofhumankind.CrucifixionimageryisthemostnoticeablewayinwhichHemingwaycreatesthesymbolicparallelbetweenSantiagoandChrist.WhenSantiago’spalmsarefirstcutbyhisfishinglinethereadercannothelpbutthinkofChristsufferinghisstigmata.LaterwhenthesharksarriveHemingwayportraystheoldmanasacrucifiedmartyrsayingthathemakesanoisesimilartothatofamanhavingnailsdriventhroughhishands.FurthermoretheimageoftheoldmanstrugglingupthehillwithhismastacrosshisshouldersrecallsChrist’smarchtowardCalvary.EventhepositioninwhichSantiagocollapsesonhisbed—facedownwithhisarmsoutstraightandthepalmsofhishandsup—bringstomindtheimageofChristsufferingonthecross.HemingwayemploystheseimagesinthefinalpagesofthenovellainordertolinkSantiagotoChristwhoexemplifiedtranscendencebyturninglossintogaindefeatintotriumphandevendeathintorenewedlife. Themajorcharactersinthisbookarealsovividandlively. Santiagotheoldmanofthenovella’stitleSantiagoisaCubanfishermanwhohashadanextendedrunofbadluck.Despitehisexpertisehehasbeenunabletocatchafishforeighty-fourdays.Heishumbleyetexhibitsajustifiedprideinhisabilities.Hisknowledgeoftheseaanditscreaturesandofhiscraftisunparalleledandhelpshimpreserveasenseofhoperegardlessofcircumstance. ThemarlinSantiagohooksthemarlinwhichwelearnattheendofthenovellameasureseighteenfeetonthefirstafternoonofhisfishingexpedition.ManolinaboypresumablyinhisadolescenceManolinisSantiago’sapprenticeanddevotedattendant.Theoldmanfirsttookhimoutonaboatwhenhewasmerelyfiveyearsold.DuetoSantiago’srecentbadluckManolin’sparentshaveforcedtheboytogooutonadifferentfishingboat.Manolinhoweverstillcaresdeeplyfortheoldmantowhomhecontinuestolookasamentor. JoeDiMaggioalthoughDiMaggioneverappearsinthenovelheplaysasignificantrolenoheless.SantiagoworshipshimasamodelofstrengthandmitmentandhisthoughtsturntowardDiMaggiowheneverheneedstoreassurehimselfofhisownstrength.PericoPericothereaderassumesownsthebodegainSantiago’svillage.Heneverappearsinthenovelbutheservesanimportantroleinthefisherman’slifebyprovidinghimwithnewspapersthatreportthebaseballscores.ThisactestablisheshimasakindmanwhohelpstheagingSantiago. MartinlikePericoMartinacaféownerinSantiago’svillagedoesnotappearinthestory.ThereaderlearnsofhimthroughManolinwhooftengoestoMartinforSantiago’ssupper.AstheoldmansaysMartinisamanoffrequentkindnesswhodeservestoberepaid. FromtheveryfirstparagraphSantiagoischaracterizedassomeonestrugglingagainstdefeat.Hehasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutcatchingafish—hewillsoonpasshisownrecordofeighty-sevendays.AlmostasareminderofSantiago’sstrugglethesailofhisskiffresembles“theflagofpermanentdefeat.”Buttheoldmanrefusesdefeatateveryturn:heresolvestosailoutbeyondtheotherfishermentowherethebiggestfishpromisetobe.Helandsthemarlintyinghisrecordofeighty-sevendaysafterabrutalthree-dayfightandhecontinuestowardoffsharksfromstealinghispreyeventhoughheknowsthebattleisuseless. BecauseSantiagoispittedagainstthecreaturesoftheseasomereaderschoosetoviewthetaleasachronicleofman’sbattleagainstthenaturalworldbutthenovellaismoreauratelythestoryofman’splacewithinnature.BothSantiagoandthemarlindisplayqualitiesofpridehonorandbraveryandbotharesubjecttothesameeternallaw:theymustkillorbekilled.AsSantiagoreflectswhenhewatchesthewearywarblerflytowardshorewhereitwillinevitablymeetthehawktheworldisfilledwithpredatorsandnolivingthingcanescapetheinevitablestrugglethatwillleadtoitsdeath.Santiagolivesaordingtohisownobservation:“manisnotmadefordefeat...[a]mancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”InHemingway’sportraitoftheworlddeathisinevitablebutthebestmen(andanimals)willnohelessrefusetogiveintoitspower.Aordinglymanandfishwillstruggletothedeathjustashungrysharkswilllaywastetoanoldman’strophycatch. Thenovelsuggeststhatitispossibletotranscendthisnaturallaw.Infacttheveryinevitabilityofdestructioncreatesthetermsthatallowaworthymanorbeasttotranscendit.Itispreciselythroughtheefforttobattletheinevitablethatamancanprovehimself.Indeedamancanprovethisdeterminationoverandoverthroughtheworthinessoftheopponentshechoosestoface.Santiagofindsthemarlinworthyofafightjustasheoncefound“thegreatnegroofCienfuegos”worthy.HSantiagothoughdestroyedattheendofthenovellaisneverdefeated.Insteadheemergesasahero.Santiago’sstruggledoesnotenablehimtochangeman’splaceintheworld.Ratheritenableshimtomeethismostdignifieddestiny. WhileitiscertainlytruethatSantiago’seighty-four-dayrunofbadluckisanaffronttohisprideasamasterfulfishermanandthathisattempttobearouthisskillsbysailingfarintothegulfwatersleadstodisasterHemingwaydoesnotcondemnhisprotagonistforbeingfullofpride.OnthecontrarySantiagostandsasproofthatpridemotivatesmentogreatness.BecausetheoldmanacknowledgesthathekilledthemightymarlinlargelyoutofprideandbecausehiscaptureofthemarlinleadsinturntohisheroictranscendenceofdefeatpridebeesthesourceofSantiago’sgreateststrength.Withoutaferocioussenseofpridethatbattlewouldneverhavebeenfoughtormorelikelyitwouldhavebeenabandonedbeforetheend. Santiago’spridealsomotivateshisdesiretotranscendthedestructiveforcesofnature.Throughoutthenovelnomatterhowbalefulhiscircumstancesbeetheoldmanexhibitsanunflaggingdeterminationtocatchthemarlinandbringittoshore.WhenthefirstsharkarrivesSantiago’sresolveismentionedtwiceinthespaceofjustafewparagraphs.Eveniftheoldmanhadreturnedwiththemarlinintacthismomentofglorylikethemarlin’smeatwouldhavebeenshort-lived.ThegloryandhonorSantiagoaruesesnotfromhisbattleitselfbutfromhisprideanddeterminationtofight. SantiagodreamshispleasantdreamofthelionsatplayonthebeachesofAfricathreetimes.Thefirsttimeisthenightbeforehedepartsonhisthree-dayfishingexpeditionthesecondourswhenhesleepsontheboatforafewhoursinthemiddleofhisstrugglewiththemarlinandthethirdtakesplaceattheveryendofthebook.Infactthesoberpromiseofthetriumphandregenerationwithwhichthenovellaclosesissupportedbythefinalimageofthelions.BecauseSantiagoassociatesthelionswithhisyouththedreamsuggeststhecircularnatureoflife.AdditionallybecauseSantiagoimaginesthelionsfiercepredatorsplayinghisdreamsuggestsaharmonybetweentheopposingforces—lifeanddeathloveandhatedestructionandregeneration—ofnature. Thisbookgivesmecourageofconqueringallkindsofdifficulties.AndIhavethebeliefthatthemostbeautifulthingistheprocessthatwemakeourbesttoachieveourdreamandneversaygiveup. TheoldmanandtheseaisanovelwrittenbyAmericanwriterHemingwayanoldfishermannamedSantiagoeighty-fourconsecutivedaysdidnotcatchafishalthoughhehasgrey-hairedbutherefusedtoadmitdefeatstillfulloffightingspirit.Athisinsistencefinallyineighty-fifthdayscaughtaonethousandandfivehundredpoundfisheighteenfeetlongthefishpulledtheoldmanboatintotheseatoswiminnowaterandnofoodnotoolsandpeerpredicamenttheoldmanisstillinthefightwiththebigfishtwodayslaterhefinallykilledthefishbutalsoattractedmanysharksalthoughhewagedafiercebattlewiththesharksbuthemanagedtogetthebigfisheatsharktheoldmanhadtogohomewiththerestofthefishbones. AfterreadingthenovelIwasdeeplymovedbytheoldmanandsomepeoplemaythinkthattheoldmansbehaviorisverystupidinthenoharvestdayscanstillholdon.Moreovertheoldmanwasfortunateenoughtohaveabigfishafterafiercestruggleandwaseatenbysharksandwhattheoldmanhaddonebeforeseemedmeaninglesstothem.Butinmyopiniontheoldmanisadmirable.Firstofalltheoldmanwasverypatientandforthelongdayshedidnotreapanything.Evenifhewaslaughedathepersisted.Finallyhisperseverancecameinbuthehadtofightthebigfish.Intheprocesshewastheonlyoneontheship.Fromthespiritualpointofviewhewaslonelyandtherewasnofoodontheshipandhisbodycouldnotsupporthimanylonger.InthephysicalandmentaltorturehestillperseveredandthisiswhatIadmiremostofhim. Ifeelthesameabouttheoldman.Injuniorhighschoolwehavetoreformthesportsrunninglong-distancerunningfornomovementofthecellsformeitisaboltfromtheblue.WhenIfirststartedIwasfarfromperfect.Formeitistogetoutofclasstotellsomefantastictalesmoststudentsareaneasyjobtodo.Ifinsportsinthisregardwithotherswidenthegaphemayalsobeverysorry.SoIdecidedtopracticelong-distancerunningmaybeIcouldsprintthefullscoreonthedayoftheexam.SoinadditiontotheprovisionsofthemorningschooleverydayafterschooleverydayIranoutsidetowalkafewlapsaroundthetrackandfield. Distanceexaminationandmorethanayearlongdistanceisreallyverystrenuouseverytimerunoutinasweatdoesnotsayformypoorpeoplerunningreallyveryhardfromthebeginningofthesecondlapbreathingdifficultieswhentherearehalfcircleofpeoplewanttofalltothegroundbutalsotobespeedrunsprintingthroatlikesomethingoffasifnextsecondthereissomethingtobepouredout.ButIstillinsistonandfinallytotheexaminationdayalthoughItriedmybestbutstillalittlebitoutoffullmarks.Knowthemomentofachievementtearsinvoluntarilyintheeyesoftherotationinmindbeforetheeffortsareinvain.NowZhangSijiafeelsthathiseffortsarenotwithoutprogress.AtleastIhavemadegreatprogress. Maybesometimesintheeyesofothersyouinsistonthingsismeaninglessbutnotallthingscanbeaomplishedtheremustbealongprocessthroughthelongprocessevenifnotsuessfulbuttheyalsocangettoit. theOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingwaysmostenduringworksandmayverywellbeeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedaGREatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.Hemingwayisalsooneofmyfavoritewriters.BesidesTheOldManAndtheSeaIhavereadsomeofhisotherworkssuchasTheSunAlsoRisesAFarewelltoArmsandTheSnowofKilimanijaro.ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononme. IfirstreadthisbookwhenIwasinmyfifteens.AndnowIrememberitjustaswellasifIhadreadityesterday. PrideandPrejudiceisachefdoeuvre. Myfirstimpressionofthisstorywasfromscreen. ItslonglongagomaybebeforeIcanreadenglishbooks.IdontrememberwhichmovieeditionIhadseen.ButIwasimpressedbythemusicthesceneryandthecostume.Iwasveryfavorofasectionofmusicinitsballs.Itsprettybrisklikedawonderfulsongofabird.RegardingtothecharactersIlikedElizabeththeheroinethoughIdidntthinkshesbeautiful.Butshessmart.HoweverIdidntpaymuchattentiontotheplot.Ithoughtitssolongthatitmademeimpatientandbored.BynowIhaventreadthewholestoryinEnglishoritsChineseversioneither.Ioweittomyprejudice. InfactIdidntunderstandthestoryatthattime.IdidntknowwhyitcalledPrideandPrejudice.OfcoursesomeonewaspridebutIdidntfindwherestheprejudice.Ithoughtitsnormalthewaypeopletreatedeachotherinthat.Iconsideredprejudicewouldbeverydisgusting.ButtothemovieeverthingwasOKinmymindsexceptitslength.NowIthinkIhaveunderstoodmoreaboutit.ImaprejudicedpersonsoIcantfindwhereswrong.ImerelyliketodothethingsIlike.EverytimeImeetsomebodyorsomethingmythinkingaboutheoritalldependsonmyforegoneexperienceandmymoodofthetime.。