The-old-man-and-the-sea-老人與海中的象征手法

1-1-CONTENTSTOC\o"1-9"\h\u114151Introduction 錯誤!未定義書簽。18961Introductiontothebackground 錯誤!未定義書簽。123782TheSymbolismintheWorks 22.115327TheDefinitionofSymbolism 22.28737MajorSymbolsinTheOldManandtheSea 2187173Conclusion 5TheOldManandtheSeaIntroductionTheOldManandtheSeawrittenbyErnestMillerHemingway.WhowasanAmericannovelist,short-storywriter,andjournalist.TheOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway'smostfamousworkandmayverywellbecomeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedagreatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.BesidesTheOldManAndtheSea,Ihavereadsomeofhisotherworks,suchasTheSunAlsoRises,ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressionforme.Thenovelisdescribedanoldfishermanalmostthesixtyyearsold,whengotoseaandfishaloneonce,haveangledtoabigfish,butcannotdraw.Aftertoughfishermanandfishhavesocializedforafewdays,justfindthisisabigMalin'sfishwhichexceedsseveraltimesofone'sownfishingboat,thoughknowperfectlywellthatitisverydifficulttowin,doesnotgiveupyet.BecausebigMalinfishfishlikesmellofwoundattractoddherdsofsharkvieforthefoodagainlater,buttheoldmanisstillunwillingtogiveuplikethis,stressthetightencirclementfinally,takethelargefishbacktofishingport,letotherfishmenadmireitendlessly.Thisbookgivesmeadeepimpressionespeciallythedescriptionabouttheman’sbravenessandpersistence.InErnestHemingway’snovel,thisisonlysimpleplot,andthemaincharacterisjustanoldman.However,nobattlecanbemoreglorious,andnostorycanbemoreappealingthanit.Wecanclearlyseehowhedealswiththespectacularsubjectofthestrugglebetweenmanandnature，usinguniquelanguagestyle，beautifulwritingskills，vividdescriptionsandcreatablesymbols.Theboy—"TheGodgivemeangoodoldmanandagoodboy,butnowadaystheotherwritershasalreadyforgottenthesethings",whenHenmingwaytalkedaboutthesuccessfulfactorsofthisnovel,heoncequitesatisfiedtomentiontheboyandtheoldmaninthesamebreath.FromthatwecanseethelittleboytakesaveryimportantpartinTheOldManandtheSea.Theboylearnsfishingfromtheoldmanontheboatfromfiveyearsold,Sotheboysymbolizesasthevigorouslife,whichshowsthegreatexpectationfortheoldmanofyouthandstrength.Meanwhile,wecansimplyfindtheoldmanisoftenlonely.Theboyalwayssupportshimandaccompanieshim,whichpresentsthedeepeageroftheoldmanforcarenessandkindness.Thesea—theseaisthesymbolthatstandsfortheworldandsocietywheremanlive.Theseaisboundless,fullofvariousmarlinesandsharks,fullofragingwavesandhiddenreef.Andtheseaiscruel,savageandinsidious,justliketherealworldwhereHemingwaylive.Theseaisholdingthebalanceinthewholestory,itisthesubstanceworldthattheoldmandependson,itisallcontentofhisliving,theseapreparethemysticalbigfish,itsuppliesaplacetodisclosetheoldman'scourgeandwill-power,theseaisapicturethatmeansalot.Ontheotherhand,theseaistheembodimentofmaternity.Inthenovel,theoldmanalwaysregradtheseaasakindwoman.Heisdependentonhertosomeextentbecausehecansensetheuniquetranquility.Atthesametime,theseaisalsotheveryplacethattheoldmanfightsagainstthefate,strugglesagainstnature.Theshark—thesharkisstandfortheevilsideofthenaturalworld.Itsymbolizesthedestructiveforceofthesocietyandtheworld.WhenSantiagoisfightingwiththemarlin,thenature.Butthesharkssmellthetasteofblood,theycomeuponebyoneanddestroytheharmony.Santiagohatesthemverymuchbecausetheyareslythievesandthedealycreaturesofthedeep.Whatismore,theywanttodestroyhisachievement—marlin.Incontrasttohisregretoverkillingthegiantmarlin,theoldmandelightsinstabbingorclubbingeachshark.Sothesharksaresymbolizedastheevilforce.Instead,fromthepictureaboutthefiercefightingbetweentheoldmanandthesharks.TheMarlin—thesymbolofachievement.Incontrasttotheshark,whichstandsforabadpartofnature,thegiantmarlinalsohasitssymbolicmeaninginthenovel.Itbecomesasymboloftheidealinlifethatchallengesthosewhoiseagerforit.marlinsymbolizesaman'sidealinlife.Ifonewantstoprovehimself,hemustconstantlystruggleforhisidealinlife.Othersymbolicalfactors.Thefirstminorcharactermentionedistheline.Thelionappearsrepeatedly.theoldmanhasevendreamed"thelion".Obviously,asanothernanmeofpowerandcourage,itapppearsconstantly,constitutesasymbolthatitsmoralisveryclearanddefinite,itsymbolizesthevigorousvitalityandtheyouth,eventhestruggleandstrongspiritthatreflectstheunyieldingman'scharacter.Theeaglesearchingpreyaroundtheseaandthetunawhichtheoldmaneatallhavecertainmoral,allofthemhavethespecialqualityoftheoldman,theyhaverelationswithotherpersonagesandtheenvironment.However,theyareallsymbolsthatHemingwayusedtopasson“significance”tous.ConclusionTosumup,symbolismisanotedwritingcharacteristicinTheOldManandtheSea.Theoldman,thesea,themarlin,thelionsandsoonandsoforth,toalargedegreehasdeepsymbolicmeaningsrespectively.Irisktosaythatthebookislikeacomplexbuildingbuiltwithunaccountablesymbols.Onecangetdifferentkindsofinterpretationsinaccordancewithavarietyofpointsofviews.Andonealsogainsdifferentkindsofsymbolsfromseveralrespects.Inaddition,byusesymbolismHemingwaysucceededinreachinghisgoalofconveythemainthemeofthestory-courageisawayleadingtosuccess.Inotherwords,amancanbedestroyedbutnotb