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TheAnalysisofSymbolisminTheOldManandtheSeaName:StudentNumber：Tel:E-mail:Outline1.Introduction2.TheBackground3.TheSymbolisminthebook3.1TheOldMan—“theunyieldingcharacter”3.2TheBoy—theSupplementfortheOldMan3.3TheSea—Hemingway’sSurvivalEnvironment4.Hemingway’sPhilosophyofLifeReflectedbythesymbolsinTheOldManandtheSea4.1Hemingway’sAttitudetowardstheSocietyReflectedthroughtheSymboloftheSea4.2Hemingway’sAttitudetowardstheEnemyReflectedthroughtheSymbolofShark5.MyConclusionTheAnalysisofSymbolisminTheOldManandtheSeaAbstract:TheOldManandtheSeaisasongofpraiseabouthumanspirit.Hemingwayintendstotellushisphilosophyoflife:althoughlifeisalonelybattle,itisastrugglethatmanshouldfightonwithcourageandendurance;andthe“meaning”oflifeisnottobefoundin“success”or“failure”,butratherinthestruggleitself.TheOldManandtheSea,praisedbyafamouswriteras“themostexcellentsimplearticleinthisgeneration”,isamasterpieceoftheunyieldingman—Hemingway.Butwithregardtothesymbolism,thesea,theSharkandtheMarlinhavespecialsymbolicalmeanings.Herethearticlewillanalyzeitssymbolismthoroughlythroughsomeaspectssuchastheleadingcharacter，thelivingenvironmentandHemingway’sphilosophyoflifereflectedbythesymbols,togetabetterunderstandingofitsvalue.KeyWords:Thesymbolicfactors;icebergtheory;thelivingenvironment;ErnestHemingway1.Introduction:ErnestHemingwaywasbornonJuly21,in1898,atOakPark,Illinois.HeisfamousbothinAmericanliteratureandtheworldliterature,Inhischildhood,influencedbyhisfather,Hemingwaywasinterestedinmusic,pictures,hunting,fishingandespeciallytheloveoffishingextremelyaffectedallhislifeandhedrewmuchwritinginspirationfromhisfishingexperiences.Takingadventuresalsoplaysavitalroleinhislifeandforthatheexperiencedthetwoworldwars.Asarepresentativeofthe“LostGeneration”,HemingwaypublishedthebookssuchasTheSunAlsoRises,thebookdealswiththelivingattitudeofthepost-wargeneration,atthetimeitisbelievedthat“Godisdead”,theythoughtlifewasnothingandmeaningless.Inthiscase,HemingwaybecamethespokespersonoftheLostGeneration.TheOldManandTheSeawaspublishedin1952.ThenovelwasregardedasHemingway’sbestnovel.Thepraisesarenotonlyfromthereviewersbutalsofromaboardspectrumofthemass,fromordinaryreaderstofellowmenofletters.ThepublishingofthisworkshowedthatHemingwaycouldstillachievehispeak,whetherornotthereviewersandcriticsorthepubliccouldappreciatethetruevalueofhisworks.2.TheBackgroundTheOldManandtheSeaisaboutanoldman’slife.Hemingway’slifewasactiveandadventurous,butitwasfullofpains,though.TheFirstandtheSecondWorldWarshadaffectedHemingwayalot,hehadoncejoinedthearmyandhadbeeninjuredinItaly,andhesufferedalot.Hewasdisappointedwiththeworldandpessimisticaboutthefateoftheman.Inhisearlydays’novel,TheSunalsorisesdepictsthewar,describingthebewildermentoftheEuropeanandAmericanyoungpeople,thenhewaslookeddownuponbysomeonearoundhimandsomewriters[1].“Youareallthegenerationthathasbeenataloss.”So,seekingwayoutandtheunderstandingoflifeisthethemethatHemingwaywantedtoexplore.Hewasunyielding,sohecreatedthe“thecharacterofunyieldingman”.FromallHemingway’sworks,wecanfindthatwhenHemingwaychosepersonage,heespeciallylikedtochoosebeggar,hunter,soliderandsoon,theycouldprotecttheirdignitybyresistingwiththeworldwhichisfullofhostility,theymaintainagracefuldemeanourundergreatforce,butontarget.Thecharactersoftheprotagonistaredifferentfromthatoftheearlydays’novel.Forexample,theleadingcharacterJordaninForwhomtheBellTollsisaherowhodevoteshimselftothecareerheincitestheevilforce,whichreflectsthecherisheddesireforopposingthefascismwarofthepeople,whichisfullofwidesocialmeaningandthetime’sbreathe.Allleadingcharactersinhisnovelsshow:hewasanunyieldingman,andhasthedesiretobethebest,allthesecanbeimprovedbyastrongmind.ThedistinctivewritingstyleofHemingwayishisicebergtheoryandsymbolism.Thenovelislikeaniceberg,theone-eighthrevealsabovethewater,theotherseven-eighthshidedeeplyinthewater,whichneedsthereaderhimselftounderstand.Inotherwords,onehastokeepacloseeyeonHemingway’swordsandreadingbetweenthelinesbecauseofhishighlysymboliclanguage.3.TheSymbolisminthebook3.1TheOldMan—theunyieldingcharacterTheOldManandtheSeaisaboutanoldfishermanSantiagowhofightswithnature.Notcatchingafishforeighty-fourdays,hestillkeepsontryingwithoutbeingdespaired.Hegoesfaroutintotheseaandcatchesahugemarlinafterthreedays’patientsailing.Onhiswayhomesharkscomeandattack,Santiagotrieshisbesttofightbutfailstopreventthemarlinfrombeingeaten.Intheendhereturnswithnothingbuttheskeletonofthefish.ManypeopleholdtheviewthatthenovelisaboutthelifeofHemingwayhimself.Poorandunlucky,butheisnoteasilydefeated,though.Theoldmangoesfishinglonely,hiseyesarebluelikethesea,neverdepressed.Atthebeginningofthenovel,theoldmanjustcatchesup“misfortune”.Ineighty-fourdays,hehasnotcaughtasinglefish.Asafishingman,thatisunlucky.Theboywhospendsalongtimewithhimalsohastoleave.HemingwayhadoncejoinedintheSecondWorldWarandtheSpanishWar.Thesocietyafterwarisoutoforder.ThefantasticphenomenonofthewarandthesocietybroughtdeepspiritualinjurytoHemingway,whichcanbesaidthathesurvivedthewaraftermanyperils[2].Wefindthat,afterForwhomtheB