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TheOldManandtheSea

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isabriefbutmeaningfulstory.Afterfishingnothingduringthepast84days,theoldfishermanSanDiegofinallycapturedasalmon,whichweightisover1500pounds.Afteratoughstruggle,exactly,threedays’standoff,theoldmaneventuallykilledthebigfishthatcametosurfacebecauseofbeingexhausted.However,onthewaytoharbor,theoldmanwasattackedbymanysharkswhotrackedafterthesmellofthedeadsalmon,whathestillholdwasonlytheboneofthebigfishwhenhearrivedatport.

Itissaidthattheauthor,ErnestHemingwaywhoisagreatAmericanwriterwrotethenovelinonlyeightweeks,basingononeofhisfriend’strueexperience.Hecreatedthefigureoftheoldmanwhichwaslatercalledbypeople“toughman”andshowedhislifeattitudeandspiritualworld.Themostwell-knownsentenceofthisnovelandalsothetopicofitisthat:

“manisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”Thesewordsbecomebeliefofmanyreaders.

Inmyopinion,thewholestoryisaboutabattlebetweenanoldmanandthesea,bothofwhichareconsideredtohavesymbolicmeaningsaccordingtocritics.Theoldmanoncewassoenergeticandstrongbutcouldn’tgetharvestfromthesea.Heusedhisoldbodyandstrongmindtofightagainstnatureandchallengehisfate.Hedidwinabit—hegotthelargefish,buthelosttotallybecausehecarriedbackonlytheskeletonof

thefishwithhishandsbleeding.Ontheotherhand,hehaddoneallhecouldtofightagainstallunluckythingsanddidn’tlosehisface.Hebehavedlikearealman,atoughman.

It’satragicnovel,butit’salsoaheroicsymphony.Thepooroldfishermanwasregardedasafailurebyotherfishersashehadcapturednothingduringthepast84days.Whenhefishedthat1500-poundsalmon,hedeterminedtofighttodeatheventhoughheknewclearlythatthebigfishwasmuchstrongerthanhim,andfinally,hesucceeded.Buttheordealwasnottotheendevenhehadsucceededincapturingthebigfish.Thesalmonwasbiggerthanhisfishing-boat,hedadnochoicesbutbindingthefishtoonesideofhisboat.Duringhiswayhome,thedeadsalmonwasattackedagainandagainbyshakesfollowedafterthesmellofblood.Hehadtodoeverythinghecoulddotoprotecthisvictory.Harpoonwastakenawaybyashark,hetiedtheknifeontheoartosticktheshake;

theknifewasbroken,heusedshortsticktofightagainsttheshark;

theshortstickwaslost,hefoughtwithrudder·

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Nothingcoulddestroyhisvolitionthoughthefishwaseatenbysharks.Godseemstohavenopitytowardsuchagreatoldman;

hedroppedmisfortunesonthispooroldmantimeandtimeagain.ButtheoldSanDiegonevergavein.Theoldman’sstoryisnotonlyasymboloftherelationshipbetweenhumanandnature,butalsoasymboloftheindestructiblespiritofhuman.Inreality,theoldmanwasdefeated,butinspirit,hewasawinner.The

spiritoftenaciousfightofhimsuggestedthedignityandperseveranceofhumanpeople.Evenagreatsuccessfulpersonhassomeexperienceoffrustration.Therearevariousreasonsofbeingfailed,butevenaninsignificantfailureisanunbearablestrike.Goingtosea,hewouldgainanotherhopeofbeingsuccessful.Maybe,thesinisterlifeenvironmentandthetenacityoflifeattitudeisthereasonthatthiscompositionismoreandmoreattractive.Lifeitselfisakindofendlesspursuit,justliketheoldman’ssaying“humanisnotborntobefailure,onecouldberuined,buthecouldnotbedefeated.”Thesewordsremindmeofthe“Destinysymphony‰,inwhichBeethovensaysthat“Icouldbedestroyed,butIcouldn’tbeconquered”.Theyindicatethemeaningofahero,themeaningoflife.Also,it’swhatthisstorywantstotellpeople:

humanshouldfacethefailurebravely.Fromthisrespect,thisbookisnotanallegoryorafairytale,butarealisticworks.What’simportantinthisstoryisnotwinbutthevalueofalife.Theoldmandarestochallengetheextremityandoverthelimittimeandtimeagain.Whathebroughttohumanisnotonlyanattitudeofconfidence,butalsoapowerfulstrengthofspirit.

givesmealotofrevelation.Whatisfailure?

Failureisthebraverytogetupthecouragetoclimbupwhenyoufelldownandtogetthecouragetoclimbupagainwhenyoufellagainandneverlosethehopeoflifeandthedreamoflife.Whatishero?

Hero

isthepeoplewhodaretofacethefrustration,daretochallengethefrustrationanddefeatthefrustrationandovercomeoneself,theyhavethecouragetoachievetheirdream,eventheyhavefailedmanytimes.Whatscaryusisnotthefailure,buttheweaknessandgivingintothefailure.Onceyouhavesurrendered,allyourdreamswillnevercometrue.Thisthoughtalsohasasignificant