英文论文_老人与海.docVIP

Analysis of the Old Man and the Sea Abstract The Old Man and the Sea, written by Hemingway, is a famous realistic novel, which tells the frustrated experience that the old fisherman fishes in the course. This paper starts with the details to discuss the indispensable roles of the boy in the novel. It is him who helps the old man get out of the troubles in spiritual; It is him who becomes the old man’s comfort and motivation especially when the old man faced afterwards defeat and his optimistic, generous life attitude was worthy tasting by people carefully; It is him who plays the role of leading, inspiring to the readers, and increasing the appeal of the work, enriching the content of the work. Key words: Roles； the Boy；the Old Man ? Contents 1. Introduction 2. The roles of the boy in the Old Man and the Sea 2.1Highlighting the humanity in the work of Realism 2.2Helping show the old man’s pressures 3. Conclusion Introduction The Old Man and the Sea earned its author the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1952, and was instrumental in winning him the Nobel Prize for literature two years later. It is a short novel about Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has gone for 84 days without taking a fish. Therefore, the boy, Mandolin, who used to sail with him, is forced to leave him and catch in another boat. The old man insists on fishing alone and at last, he hooks an eighteen-foot, giant marlin, the largest he has ever known. But the fish is very powerful and disobedient. The fight between giant marlin and the old man has begun and fortunately the old man won. But, on his way to home, they come across sharks as much might and many weapons as he can summon, but only to find a giant skeleton of his marlin left after his desperate defense. At last, Santiago, having lost what he fought for, reached the shore and struggles to his shack. 2. The roles of the boy in the Old Man and the Sea 2.1Highlighting the humanity in the work of Realism The fir