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1 TheOldManandtheSeaisthemostclassicandconcernfulnovelofHemmingway's.Itscompendiousexpressionandexcitingfightingnarrativeattractsnumerousreaders.Theauthorrepeatedlyemphasizedhiscustomarykeythoughtsinthestory:despairingcourage,strugglingonbothphysicallyandpsychologically,andthehero'sbrave,gloryandnoblecharacter. Oneofthepivotalsentences,"amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated"drawsourattention.Thissentenceisgorgeousinsurfacebutalittledoubtfulinacertainangle.Intheendofthestorytheoldmantoldtotheboythathewasaloserwhobeatenbythesharks.Withhisbloodyhandsandtheskeletonofthefish,itwasreallydifficulttojudgethathewasdefeatedornot.However,hewasundoubtedlydestroyedinthefightingatthehopelesssea.Therefore,thedifferencebetween"destroy"and"defeated"wasjustsomethinguntraceable.Wearenotexpectedtotellonewordformanother,buttofeeltheantinomyandcontactofthem. Thissentencefromtheoldmanwasalsoareflectionoftheauthorhimself.Sometimeswemaytreatanovelassomeindividualandemotionalwords.Theoldmanandtheseawerethesymbolsoftheauthorandhislifeanddestiny.Asweknow,Hemingwaysufferedalotfromhisbrokenlifeduringtworuthlessworldwars.Inhislateyears,hewasasuccessfullitterateurbutalsoadisableoldman.Heendeduphislifewithsuicide.It'stooarbitrarytosayhewasdefeatedfromhisfate,andalsotooshallowtousetheword"destroy"inhisexperiences. Inmyopinion,themostsplendidthinginHemmingwayandhistheOldManandtheSeaisnottheVICTORYOFDEFEAT,buttherelationshipbetweenthetwowords"defeat"and"destroy"aswellasthenovelandtheauthor. 2 IhavereadtheAmericanwell-knownHemingway’sbook‘’theoldmanandthesea’’,whichcameoutin1976.Thisisatruestoryaboutanoldfishermanbattlingwithagiantmarlininthesea. Theoldfisherman,whonamesSantiago,havenotcaughtanyfishfor84days,otherfishermenlooksdownhimasaloser,buthenevergivesup.Finally85thdays,hefishesabigmarlinfishwhichisbiggerthanhisskiffandoverfifteenhundredpounds.Thefishbeginstotowhimfartherandfartherouttothesea,buthestillholdsontotheline,eventhoughahandiscramping,hedon’tgiveupit.Aftertwodaysandtwonights’crucifixion,attheendhekillsthefish,andattachesthemarlintotheoutsideoftheskiffwithrope,it’sbloodleavesatrailinthewaterandattractssharksinreturnjourney,hecomestostrikebackagainstandusestoalltoolswhichareharpoon,knife,andquant.WhenSantiagoreturnstoharborisleftoverwiththefishheadfishtailandonebackbone.Althoughthefleshoffishhasbeengotridofallquiltbarking,whatalsohasnowaytodevastatehisbravewill.Whenhelaydownonthebedathome,hemakesausualdreamoflionsatplayonthebeachesofAfrica. Thisstoryhappenedin1940thnearaGulfStreaminCuba.ThemaincharacterSantiagoisanoldman,whofishesaloneinaskiffintheGulfStreamandlivesasmallvillage.Heischaracterizedassomeonestrugglingagainstdefeat.ThesecondcharacterManolinisayoungboywhomSantiagoteachestofish.Thelitterboyishisloyalfriend.Languageisgreatsimplicityandpower.Thethemeofcourageinthefaceofdefeat,ofpersonaltriumphwonfromloss.Itisasongofpraiseofheroism. TheAuthor,ErnestMillerHemingwayisafamouswriterintheliteraryworld.‘’Theoldmanandthesea’’waswrittenin1952,anditisoneofHemingway’smostenduringworks.Itwonthe1954NobelPrizeforLiterature.Theauthorwantstotoldreaders,youwillbesupposedtolikethisoldpersonsamemindloftyaspiration,andwillevenbetterpursueevenbetter,thebiggergoal,don’teasygiveupyourgoalinyourlife. Thenovelshowsaviewaboutstruggleoflife,eveninthefaceofnaturecan’tbeconquered,butstillcanbemoralvictory.Perhapstheresultofafailure,butInthestruggleofprocess,thereadercanseehowapersonbecomeanindomitablespiritofman.IlikethemaincharacterSantiagoandtheclassicsaying‘’Butmanisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated’’,becausethisisSantiago’sfaithoflife,andthehumanwillnotfailalso,theenterprisespiritofacarols.Itisencouragingmetofaceuptolifewithsmilesnomatterwhathappens.It'sasimplestory,butoffersthereadermuchtothinkaboutwithoutlapsingintothedidactic.Iamstronglyrecommendthatbook. 3 THEOLDMANANDTHESEA ErnestHemingway NewYork:CharlesScribnersSons,1952 127pages. CommentsbyBobCorbett January2006 OnceagainIreturntotheworkofErnestHemingwayafteranalmost50yearhiatus.TheOldManandtheSeaisamagnificentstory.Atonelevelitisthetaleofamanandafish,atanother,astoryofmanversusnature,atyetanother,thestoryofthecultureofmanhood,courage,braveryinthefaceofexistence,andatyetanotherahistoryofwhatlifewaslikewhenindividualsweremorethecentralactorsonthehumanstageandnotgroupsororganizations. Atthemostbasicleveltheveryelderlyfisherman,Santiago,goesoutinhissmallfishingboatafter84dayswithouthookingadecentfish.Hegoesfarout,andhooksagigantic18footlongswordfish.Thebattlethenbegins,andthefishdragsthesmallboatandSantiagofarouttosea.Fortwodaystheybattle,andSantiagowinsthatbattle,butthenlosesthegreatfishonthewayhometothescavengersharkswhofindhimeasyprey. Hemingwaycelebratesthecourageandrawgutsofthisoldman,evenrecountingatimeinCasablancawhenhehadspentanentiredayinanarmwrestlingmatchwithamuchlargermaninaseasidetavern.Hemingwaycelebratesaconceptofhumansasbeingswhogoitalone,fierce,brave,courageouswithouteventhinkingaboutit,oozingstrengthfromthenatureofthebestofthespecies. Thestoryistoldwithincredibleeconomyofwordsanddescription,yetnothingissacrificedwhichdriveshomethepowerandinnerstrengthofthisman,whojusttakesitaswhathedoes,whatitistobeaseriousfisherman. Hemingwaysworldisnotmyworld.IamnoSantiago,nomachoman.AndthecultureoftodayhaslittleplaceleftfortheradicalindividualwhomHemingwaycelebratesandSantiagoportrays.YetthepowerofHemingwaystellingissuchthatIcouldnthelpbutbeonSantiagosside,toadmirehim,toachewithhislossintheendtoforcesgreaterthanhe. Thereisasidetaleaswell.Thisgreatindividual,themanwhostandsalone,isnotalonecompletelybychoice.Hehasdevelopedafriendship,aworkingrelationship,alovewithayoungboywhobeganfishingwithhimwhentheboywasonlyfive.Nowtheboyhasmovedontoanotherboat,amoresuccessfulone,athisparentsbehest,buthepinestoworkwithSantiago,andwhenthebattlewiththegreatfishhasbeenengaged,Santiagopleadsoverandoverandover:Iwishtheboywerehere. Likemanyreaderswhomightcomeuponthisnoveltoday,Ilivealifeofcitifiedeaseandcomfort.Alifefarremovedfromharshconfrontationswithnature.ButHemingwayforcesmetorememberandacknowledgetheindividual,thestruggleforthemostbasicexistence,thebattlewithnatureforsurvivalitself.Butmostimportantlyhemakesoneacknowledgetheimportanceoftheindividualandthemagnificenceofcourage,skill,artandendurance. 5 TheOldManandtheSea Simon&Schuster TheOldManandtheSeawasanenormoussuccessforErnestHemingwaywhenitwaspublishedin1952.Atfirstglance,thestoryappearstobeanextremelysimplestoryofanoldCubanfisherman(Santiago),whocatchesanenormouslylargefishthenlosesitagain.But,there'smuchmoretothestorythanthat... TheOldManandtheSeahelpedtoreviveHemingway'sreputationasawriterofgreatacclaim.ThisslimvolumealsocontributedenormouslytoHemingway'srecognitionasaworld-renownedwriter--withtheawardoftheNobelPrizeforliterature.Thepopularreceptionofthenovelcomesfromitspart-parable,part-eulogystyle--recollectingaby-goneageinthisspiritualquestfordiscovery.Touchingandpowerfulinturns,thestoryistoldinHemingway'ssimple,brittlestyle.Thebookreachesouttoaveryhumanneed--forstabilityandcertainty. Overview:TheOldManandtheSea Santiagoisanoldman,andmanyarestartingtothinkthathecannolongerfish.Hehasgoneformanymonthswithoutlandinganykindoffishtospeakof;andhisapprentice,ayoungmannamedManolin,hasgonetoworkforamoreprosperousboat.Thefishermansetsoutintotheopenseaandgoesalittlefurtheroutthanhenormallywouldinhisdesperationtocatchafish.Atnoon,abigMarlintakesholdofoneofthelines,butthefishisfartoobigforhimtohandle. HemingwaypaysgreatattentiontotheskillanddexteritythatSantiagousesincopingwiththefish.Santiagoletsthefishhaveenoughline,sothatitwon'tbreakhispole;butheandhisboataredraggedouttoseaforthreedays.Finally,thefish--anenormousandworthyopponent--growstired;andSantiagokillsit.EventhisfinalvictorydoesnotendtheSantiago'sjourney;heisastillfar,farouttosea.Tomakemattersworse,SantiagodragstheMarlinbehindtheboat(andthebloodfromthedeadfishattractssharks). Santiagodoeshisbesttobeatthesharksaway,buthiseffortsarenotenough.ThesharkseatthefleshofftheMarlin,andSantiagoisleftwithonlythebones.Santiagogetsbacktoshore--wearyandtired--withnothingtoshowforhispainsbuttheskeletalremainsofalargeMarlin.Evenwithjustthebareremainsofthefish,theexperiencehaschangedhim,andalteredtheperceptionothershaveofhim.Manolinwakeshimthemorningafterhisreturnandsuggeststhattheyoncemorefishtogether. 6 IwasverysurprisedwhenIfinallytriedtoreadthis,anddiscoveredthatitboredthelivingcrapoutofme.Ijustcouldn'tgetintoit,Idon'tknowwhy,maybeitwasjustmymoodorsomething....?Imean,IdolikeHemingway.Ilovethesea,andbaseball.Iamrelativelyfondofbotholdmenandlittleboys(notlikethat,youfool)....andthisissupposedtobereallyterrificandall,butIjust....Imean,Icould'vefinisheditofcourse,it'sshort,anditwouldn'thavebeenliketortureatall,butIjustwasn'tfeelingit....soIstopped. SometimesIthinkaboutmakingan"okay-so-does-this-mean-i'm-stupid-or-something?"shelf,butmyideologicaloppositiontotheideahasoverriddenthatimpulseeverytime....sofar.
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