学位论文-heroism in earnest hemingway’s the old man and the sea 英语专业.doc

xx大学xx学院 本 科 毕 业 论 文 Heroism in Earnest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea 学院 外国语学院 专业 英语 年级 学号 姓名 指导教师 成绩 Outline Thesis: The Old Man and the Sea is highly commended an old fisherman’s heroism through the description of his unfortunate fate and optimist and brave spirit to battle with the natural world, difficulties and adversities. Ⅰ.Brief Introduction Introduction of the Author Earnest Hemingway The Generalization of the Novel Brief Introduction of Heroism and Its Embodiment Ⅱ.Four Plots Expressing Heroism in the Novel Struggling with Alone Life Fishing Big Marlin at Sea Battling with Ferocious Sharks Having New Dream Ⅲ.Important Reasons on Heroism Based on the Novel Extraordinary Character Enduring Stamina Great Brave Usual Mood Ⅳ.Conclusion Heroism in Earnest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea 摘要 厄尼斯特·海明威(1899-1961)是二十世纪最著名的美国小说和短篇小说巨匠之一。1952年他出版了名为《老人与海》的中篇小说,并且于1945年获得了诺贝尔文学奖。 当面对残酷的社会现实和困苦的命运，人们应该热爱生活并且勇敢地与痛苦、困难作斗争。在这部作品中，老人是海明威生活的体现。虽然老人一开始没有捕到鱼，但他一点也不灰心。他独自一人去深海捕鱼。最后他和马林鱼、鲨鱼的斗争体现了他的英雄精神。生活的并不是只意味着成功或失败，它的真谛是生活的过程。 Abstract Earnest Hemingway (1899-1961) is one of most outstanding America novelists and short story writers in the 20th century. In 1952 he published The Old Man and the Sea that was a novella for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. When facing the cruel social reality and miserable fate, man should be brave and struggle with all the pains and sufferings, loving life. In the novel the old man just reflects Hemingway’s philosophy of life. The man does not catch any fish but he does not feel discouraged at first. He goes into the deep sea to fish alone. His fighting against the marlin and later sharks shows his heroism at last. The meaning of the life is not to be found in success or failure, but rather in the struggle itself. Earnest Hemingway (1899-1961) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a prosperous suburb of Chicago in 1899, the first so