论《老人与海》中曼诺林的作用英语Word文档格式.docx

1、曼诺林仅在小说开头和结尾出现，但是却发挥着非常重要的作用。本文将在前人研究的基础上分析曼诺林在老人与海中的作用，并且对曼诺林这一人物进行价值分析和深层意蕴的解析。关键词：曼诺林；老人；老人与海Study on the character of Manolin in The Old Man and the seaAbstract: The Old man and the Sea is one of the most famous novels written by the American writer Ernest Hemingway. The warrior spirit of never

2、yielding and positive optimistic attitude towards life make this book enduring for many years. Manolin only comes into sight at the beginning and at the end of the novel, but the little boy has a very important role. Based on the results of existing studies, this thesis will analyze the role of Mano

3、lin, in addition, engage in the value analysis and the deep meaning interpretation.Key words: Manolin; the old man; The Old Man and the Sea1 IntroductionErnest Hemingway （1899-1961）, an outstanding novelist of America, has been regarded as a giant not only in American literature but also the world l

4、iterature. His style was the particular type of hero in his novels, and his ideas were widely recognized and imitated in English-speaking countries and even all over the world. The Old Man and the Sea stood out as one of the excellent books because of its vivid characterization and simple language.

5、Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize forfiction in 1952, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature two years later.It was a short novel about the old man called Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman. He fished in the sea for 84 days without catching a fish. A boy called Manolin sailed with him in the past, but

6、he was forced to leave him and fished in another boat. The old man stuck to fishing by himself and in the end, he hooked the largest giant marlin he had ever known. But the big fish was so unruly and powerful. It dragged the old man and his boat for 48 hours. The old man ate little food and lacked o

7、f sleep, so he had to bear the pain and fought against his cramped fingers. To his great excitement, he succeeded to weaken the fish to the surface and harpooned it on his third day at sea. He whipped the marlin alongside his boat on his way home because it was so big that the old man was difficult

8、to pull into the boat. But the giant marlin was unwilling to submit to authority, unfortunately, the old man found a huge marlins skeleton left after his hard work. At last, Santiago lost what he had fought for, so he continued to the sea and fought against the shack. He slept very well, dreaming of

9、 the lions and Africa again. His battle won much respect.In this novel, there were two main characters. The old and lonely man called Santiago was wise, experienced, brave and optimistic. The most impressive character of Santiago was his insistence and toughness because of his fighting against the m

10、arlin and sharks. A little boy called Manolin was kind and nice. Although Hemingway didnt describe the role too much, Manolin was a very important role.2 Literature ReviewThe Old Man and the Sea was very popular in the American literature. Studies on it have developed into different branches, such a

11、s: symbolism, tough man, iceberg principle, and so on. But the study on Manolin was minimal. It seemed that his role was unimportant and unrelated to the novel on the surface. As a matter of fact, the appearance of Manolin was very meaningful according to his role in the work. And among all those st

12、udies on Manolin in The Old Man and the Sea, the main viewpoints can be summarized as the following three parts.The Old Man and the Sea was the perfect expression of Hemingways quality of grace under pressure. In Yang Yuantengs study （2009:35）, she pointed out that Hemingway describes the background

13、 of the story when Manolin leaves the old man to show pressure. She also pointed out that Hemingway describes several details under the pressure to show the grace.Other scholars have also studies the theme. For instance, Wang Feng （1999:59） pointed out four levels of pressure. First was the heavy pr

14、essure. The old man sailed with Manolin every day, but it was quite “unlucky” because they did not catch any fish for more than 40 days, so this was the first degree of pressure. At this time, Manolins parents forced Manolin to leave the old man and Manolin was caught in another boat, thus the old m

15、an was alone in his own boat, which was a symbol of his failure. Tthe second level of pressure was failure and loneliness evidently. Manolin kept company with the old man, and the departure of Manolin at this miserable moment was a heavy blow to the old man out of question. Moreover, the old man did

16、 not catch any fish for 44 days after the boys leaving, which made a hopeless feeling. This was the third level of pressure. On the other hand, in the first week the boy had gone to the other boat and caught three good fish, so the old mans pitiful life and the little boys pitiful life could form a

17、stark contrast. The little boy followed the old man for 40 days, but they didnt take a fish. There was no doubt that the old man was unlucky according to the fishermens opinion. It was almost put him into despair undoubtedly. The pressure forced the old man to “go far to fish”, so they had the follo

18、wing experience.According to Xu Jing （2009:97）, the theme of this novel was to describe Hemingways grace under pressure. The theme was unfolded by Manolin. Manolin was a part of the old mans life both materially and spiritually. Santiago was almost independent from the social existence, so Manolin b

19、ecame the old mans voice.Grace was not a simple thing. Grace was always reflected in peoples behaviors on inner and outer especially when they were in trouble. In this novel, Manolin represented the old mans grace by an important way. Gregory Stephens and Janice Cools （2013: 79） defined the relation

20、ship between Santiago and Manolin: hope and confidence. Both the old man and Manolin draw on their memories of this experience to maintain a positive outlook. Manolin left the old man and got successful in another boat. If this happened to others, even if they did not hate Manolin, it was normal tha

21、t there was an unbalance in their heart. But the old man understood Manolin very much. Besides, Manolin helped the old man haul his gear home and bought him a cup of beer, which the old man accepted gracefully as a natural offer.Qiu Shifeng and Yang Ruping （2013:42） pointed out that the old man had

22、a self-confident and optimistic life attitude. Actually the old man didnt want Manolin to leave himself at all. But when the boy requested to go back to the boat alone, the old man refused. Manolin insisted his thought, so the old man accepted him calmly and then planned their next actions. Yang Ren

23、jing （2014:187） related that the old man belongs the third “tough guy” in Hemingways novels. The struggle of the old man was to reveal the strong spirit with which laboring people dared to fight regardless of failure and defeat. It helped to make Manolin rise and wanted to become the person like San

24、tiago which had humility as an essential component of mature masculine grace.There were also scholars who study the character of Manolin. They believed Hemingways description of the boys personality was actually a complement to perform the old mans character. Yang Jianzhong （2006:99） pointed out tha

25、t there was a helpful new feeling of human continuity and growth for the future. Manolin actually became the successor of the old man, symbolizing hope and vitality for the future.Ma Xiuli、Wang Yanhong and Wang Fang （2008:109） relates a specific: Manolin was young and always eager to sleep. When he

26、went out of the door, he wanted to sleep very much after the old man woke him up. Manolin had to face the hardship of the life. He regarded it as what a man must do so he had already been accustomed to the responsibility of life. Chen Sigen （2013:44） also pointed out that the behavior of Manolin was

27、 an inheritance of the heroism of the old man. The old man can see the influence of himself on Manolin. Manoln became getting mature because of the effect of the old mans good quality.The image of the old man was entire because Manolin was arranged purposely by the author and Hemingway described him

28、 in many details. So the grace of the old man became more living and lively because of the existence of the little boy. Zhou Yuping and Lv Hui （2006:37） pointed out that the appearance of Maolin strengthened the lonely awareness of the novel. At the end of the novel, Manolin decided to return to the

29、 old man and the old man was willing to explore with him. In Bai Jingpengs study （1992:49）, he thought the hope of the old man was just Manolin in a new life. It showed an optimistic tendency. The boys return enriched the content of the novel, so readers could explored the idea and understood the me

30、aning of the work easily.All these studies listed above reveal different views on Manolin in The Old Man and the Sea. Until now, although we have obtained some great accomplishments in the study of Manolin, the image of Manolin and his roles in the novel, each study still has its limitations. All th

31、e researches focused on the role of Manolin himself. If there could be more emotions and deep meanings about Manolin, the analysis would be richer and convincing.3 Deep meaning of Manolin in The old Man and the SeaIn the masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea, the role of Manolin was not dispensable in

32、 this novel. It reflected the writers originality. Manolin had a very important impact on the novel. The little boy didnt appear in the middle of the novel, but readers could feel his real existence throughout the whole novel.3.1 The Symbol of Youth and DreamsHemingway was famous because he was honored as a hero in his hometown. His best work, The Sun Also Rises, can be regarded as the proclamation of the “Lost Generation”. But later, Hemingway got the pain of failure because of his declining creativity and disea