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PAGE 毕业论文开题报告 英语 On Symbols in The Old Man and The Sea 一、选题的背景和意义 Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 and died on July 2, 1961. He was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. The Old Man and the Sea is Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece. The main idea of this novel is “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” American writer Saul Bellow said Hemingway had a strong will to create a Code Hero. Sweden academician Tom Haws said The Old Man and the Sea was a powerful and concise work with irresistible beauty. Nevertheless, almost all people admit that Hemingway and his works remained irreplaceable influence to American literature. Since the twentieth century, scholars and critics have shown more and more interest in his works. Always, many scholars study the symbols in the novel from two aspects: symbols of the characters and symbols of the animals. Other small parts of scholars study the symbols in the environment. In terms of the symbols of the characters, a large number of researches have been made on the character Santiago. The relationship between Santiago and Jesus is a big focus. “Multiple Interpretations of Symbolic Implications in The Old Man and The Sea (2009)” from Zhao Wenbo mentioned that the character’s name Santiago is the same name as one Christian of Jesus. Santiago just has one faith of catching a big fish and abides his mission all his lifetime without perturbation. At first, Santiago disbelieves Jesus but gradually he believes it. It is an indication which shows the old man’s state sublimation after severe fighting with difficulties. Ma Jide, the author of “On Christ in The Old Man and The Sea (2010)”, wrote that Santiago’s occupation shows the relationship between Jesus and him. One day the Jesus walked along a beach and saw two brothers fishing. He told them to follow him and can make them feel