AnAnalysisoftheHeroicCharacterintheOldManandtheSea.docVIP

编号 题目：专业 姓名 学 号 指导教师 年月摘 要 厄内斯特海明威(1899-1961)海明威Abstract Ernest Hemingway（1899-1961）was one of the most famous novelist in America. The heroes in his works are often the so-called “tough guys”. In The Old Man and the Sea, he created an unforgettable image of a heroic character--- Santiago and the novel won Hemingway Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. The Old Man and the Sea --- Hemingway‘s masterpiece, has world reputation and affects people deeply because he gave the hero--- Santiago not only a image of code hero, but also the spirit of self-confidence. This paper will explores the image of the old man, reveal the personality of the heroic character, and advocate the spirit of never giving up. Keywords: Ernest Hemingway; The Old Man and the Sea; Santiago; a heroic character Contents Chapter1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Introduction to the Author 1 1.2 The Introduction to the Background 1 1.2.1 Sicial Background 1 1.2.2 Novel’s background 1 Chapter2 Plot 3 Chapter3 Analysis of the heroic characters 4 3.1 Santiago’s unyielding spirit 4 3.2 Santiago’s endurance of the long fighting 4 Chapter4 Conclusion 6 References 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Introduction to the Author Regarded as a giant both in American literature and the world literature, Ernest Hemingway was born on July21, 1898, at Oak Park, Illinois. During World War I he worked as an ambulance driver in France and in the Italian infantry and was wounded severely just before his 19th birthday. Later, he became involved with the expatriate literary and artistic circle surrounding Gertrude Stein when he was working in Paris as a correspondent for the Toronto Star, His works during the 1920s are representative of搕he Lost Generationw”. During the Spanish Civil War and later the Second Word War, Hemingway served as a correspondent on the loyalist side. Then he settled in Cuba in 1945. In 1954, Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize of Literature for h