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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》体现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。
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老人与海英语读后感
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WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudent,I’vefinishedthisbookinwhenIreaditinEnglish,Ireallygainsomethingnewbothinthewayofexpressionandthespirititshowstobedifferentagestoreadthesamebookwewilllearndifferentthingsfromleast,formypart,thatistrue.
Firstly,Iwouldliketoreviewsomeinformationaboutthisasthebackground,majorcharactersandthetopicofit.
TheOldManandtheSeaisastorybyErnestHemingway,writteninCubain1951andpublishedin1952.ItwasthelastmajorworkoffictiontobeproducedbyHemingwayandpublishedinhislifetime.Oneofhismostfamousworks,itcentersuponSantiago,anagingCubanfishermanwhostruggleswithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream.
TheOldManandtheSeaservedtoreinvigorateHemingway'sliteraryreputationandpromptedareexaminationofhisentirebodyofwork.Thenovellawasinitiallyreceivedwithmuchpopularity;itrestoredmanyreaders'confidenceinHemingway'scapabilityasanauthor.Itspublisher,Scribner's,onanearlydustjacket,calledthenovellaa"newclassic,"andmanycriticsfavorablycompareditwithsuchworksasWilliamFaulkner's"TheBear"andHermanMelville'sMoby-Dick.
Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman’sbravenessandpersistence.
Inthisbook,inordertosuggesttheprofundityoftheoldman’ssacrificeandtheglorythatderivesfromit,HemingwaypurposefullylikensSantiagotoChrist,who,accordingtoChristiantheology,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,heplaysasignificantrolenonetheless.Santiagoworshipshimasamodelofstrengthandcommitment,andhisthoughtsturntowardDiMaggiowheneverheneedstoreassurehimselfofhisownstrength.Perico?
Perico,thereaderassumes,ownsthebodegainSantiago’svillage.Heneverappearsinthenovel,butheservesanimportantroleinthefisherman’slifebyprovidinghimwithnewspapersthatreportthebaseballscores.ThisactestablisheshimasakindmanwhohelpstheagingSantiago.
Martin,likePerico,Martin,acaféownerinSantiago’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,moreaccurately,thestoryofman’splacewithinnature.BothSantiagoandthemarlindisplayqualitiesofpride,honor,andbravery,andbotharesubjecttothesameeternallaw:
theymustkillorbekilled.AsSantiagoreflectswhenhewatchesthewearywarblerflytowardshore,whereitwillinevitablymeetthehawk,theworldisfilledwithpredators,andnolivingthingcanescapetheinevitablestrugglethatwillleadtoitsdeath.Santiagolivesaccordingtohisownobservation:
“manisnotmadefordefeat...[a]mancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”InHemingway’sportraitoftheworld,deathisinevitable,butthebestmen(andanimals)willnonethelessrefusetogiveintoitspower.Accordingly,manandfishwillstruggletothedeath,justashungrysharkswilllaywastetoanoldman’strophycatch.
Thenovelsuggeststhatitispossibletotranscendthisnaturallaw.Infact,theveryinevitabilityofdestructioncreatesthetermsthatallowaworthymanorbeasttotranscendit.Itispreciselythroughtheefforttobattletheinevitablethatamancanprovehimself.Indeed,amancanprovethisdeterminationoverandoverthroughtheworthinessoftheopponentshechoosestoface.Santiagofindsthemarlinworthyofafight,justasheoncefound“thegreatnegroofCienfuegos”worthy.HSantiago,thoughdestroyedattheendofthenovella,isneverdefeated.Instead,heemergesasahero.Santiago’sstruggledoesnotenablehimtochangeman’splaceintheworld.Rather,itenableshimtomeethismostdignifieddestiny.
WhileitiscertainlytruethatSantiago’seighty-four-dayrunofbadluckisanaffronttohisprideasamasterfulfisherman,andthathisattempttobearouthisskillsbysailingfarintothegulfwatersleadstodisaster,Hemingwaydoesnotcondemnhisprotagonistforbeingfullofpride.Onthecontrary,Santiagostandsasproofthatpridemotivatesmentogreatness.Becausetheoldmanacknowledgesthathekilledthemightymarlinlargelyoutofpride,andbecausehiscaptureofthemarlinleadsinturntohisheroictranscendenceofdefeat,pridebecomesthesourceofSantiago’sgreateststrength.Withoutaferocioussenseofpride,thatbattlewouldneverhavebeenfought,ormorelikely,itwouldhavebeenabandonedbeforetheend.
Santiago’spridealsomotivateshisdesiretotranscendthedestructiveforcesofnature.Throughoutthenovel,nomatterhowbalefulhiscircumstancesbecome,theoldmanexhibitsanunflaggingdeterminationtocatchthemarlinandbringittoshore.Whenthefirstsharkarrives,Santiago’sresolveismentionedtwiceinthespaceofjustafewparagraphs.Eveniftheoldmanhadreturnedwiththemarlinintact,hismomentofglory,likethemarlin’smeat,wouldhavebeenshort-lived.ThegloryandhonorSantiagoaccruescomesnotfromhisbattleitselfbutfromhisprideanddeterminationtofight.
SantiagodreamshispleasantdreamofthelionsatplayonthebeachesofAfricathreetimes.Thefirsttimeisthenightbeforehedepartsonhisthree-dayfishingexpedition,thesecondoccurswhenhesleepsontheboatforafewhoursinthemiddleofhisstrugglewiththemarlin,andthethirdtakesplaceattheveryendofthebook.Infact,thesoberpromiseofthetriumphandregenerationwithwhichthenovellaclosesissupportedbythefinalimageofthelions.BecauseSantiagoassociatesthelionswithhisyouth,thedreamsuggeststhecircularnatureoflife.Additionally,becauseSantiagoimaginesthelions,fiercepredators,playing,hisdreamsuggestsaharmonybetweentheopposingforces—lifeanddeath,loveandhate,destructionandregeneration—ofnature.
Thisbookgivesmecourageofconqueringallkindsofdifficulties.AndIhavethebeliefthatthemostbeautifulthingistheprocessthatwemakeourbesttoachieveourdream,andneversaygiveup.
老人与海英语读后感
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theOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway\'smostenduringworksandmayverywellbecomeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedaGREatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.Hemingwayisalsooneofmyfavoritewriters.BesidesTheOldManAndtheSea,Ihavereadsomeofhisotherworks,suchasTheSunAlsoRises,AFarewelltoArmsandTheSnowofKilimanijaro.ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononme.
IfirstreadthisbookwhenIwasinmyfifteens.AndnowIrememberitjustaswellasifIhadreadityesterday.
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