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Reading Report of the Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is a realistic novel written by an American writer Ernest Hemingway, who won the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize because of this novel. Nowadays, the novel has been translated into more ten languages and the image of code hero is known all around the world. It is a short novel about an old fisherman, Santiago, who has gone for 84 days without taking a fish back. A boy named Manolin used to accompany the old man, but he is forced to fish at another boat. On the 85th day, Santiago goes out alone and hooks a giant marlin, which takes him quite a long time to conquer it. On his way home, the blood from the marlin leaves a trail for all sharks as wide as a highway, so fighting against sharks is unavoidable. The result is that sharks eat up all the meat of the marlin and Santiago only brings the marlin skeleton back. The whole story takes place in four days and nights, describing the process from Santiago’s leaving for fishing to coming back home. When I first read this novel at high school, I think it very boring. Simple plot, few characters, and the similar description of sea and the fighting cannot attract my interest to it. But when I read it in English version, I can feel the concise words, which indicates the profound grounding of writer’s ability, beautiful description of natural scenery and vivid portrayal of fighting. After reading the Old Man and the Sea again, I can understand the honorable spirit of Santiago and noble humanity inside the story. Here, I want to express my understanding of the Old Man and the Sea in two parts, according to the two main characters in this novel. 1 Santiago, the Code Hero Santiago is an old and poor widow though he is good at fishing and has so much valuable experience. He only lives on fishing all his life lonely. On the 85th day of no fishing, he takes his dignity and life to go for fishing. At last, he just brings the skeleton back. People may think he must be a l