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added to the beginning and the end of the fishing tale. The conversational frame established a relationship between Manolin and Santiago which made Santiago complete his significant exploration and return with marlin carcass”(Tao Jie,120). The Old Man Was the Incarnation of Christ:“ The old man had experienced two processes of being nailed by the crucifix. These plots showed he had no difference with that of Christ”(Wu Lao, 4). Analysis of Heroism Reflected in The Old Man and the Sea:“ He hooked a big marlin. This was one of his successes. He drove away the sharks from time to time on his way home even though his fish was almost eaten up by the sharks. This was his second success-- the success in spirit”(Gao Wei, 80). Studies about these aspects mentioned above were really deep and comprehensive. They gave a lot of references to readers and helped them with comprehension this novel. The opinions were reasonable, receivable and valuable. However, few people have talked about the tragic ambience blended harmoniously in this novel. They had even ignored one thing-- everything has double characters. This novel was actually a combination of the tragic and delightful facet. The characters in the story contained the two aspects which were oppositions in logic, but unity seen from the whole story. So this thesis will give the novel new soul and provide another way of appreciating it to millions of readers. Ⅰ. The Tragic Ambience in the Old Man and the Sea Hemingway used terse language to describe a real story, vivid images and wonderful plot. The story still contained a lot of tragic things although the old man had succeeded in spirit at last and his spirit was inspiring and valuable to people. The old man and the big fish were two separate individuals which were closely related. Their fate could not be separated from each other. They had tragic destiny because of the affection to each other from their existence. They were both tragic characters in the whole story and made people feel sentimental in that circumstances. Additionally, Hemingway created this ambience unconsciously because his life was filled with tragedies. So it showed one aspect of the author's life and could not be separated from it. A. Analysis of the Old Man for the Tragic Ambience. 1. The Tragic Ambience Could Be Found in the Old Man’s Daily Life. "The tail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat"(Hemingway, 4). The style of the tail described by Hemingway reflected that Santiago was in straitened circumstances. He lived in a shack that "was made of the tough bud shields of the royal palm in which there was just a bed, a table, one chair, and a place on the dirt floor to cook with charcoal"(Hemingway, 10). The shack was so small that his mast was nearly as long as it. This living condition made people feel miserable. The old man's wife had died several years ago which could be inferred from the story. The shack looked more forlorn and the old man felt lonelier because he lived in it alone. Once there was a photograph of his wife on the wall. He did not want to look at it because it made him feel lonely so that he had to put it away to avoid sorrow. He could not depend on any one even though he did not hook a fish for eighty four days in such a loveless circumstance. He had no money to buy food and could not afford the cost to eat in the restaurant as other people did. Fortunately, Manolin, the young boy Santiago ta