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ed the skiff’s quake continuously. The marlin lost about 1/4 of its meat this time. In the third attack, the old man let the shark bite the big fish in order to kill the shark accurately. In the last attack, one of the sharks "opened his jaws and sank them into the silver side of the fish (Hemingway, 87)". The other shark "came in again with his jaws wide. The old man could see pieces of the meat of the fish spilling white from the corner of his jaws (Hemingway, 87)". After this attack, the big fish lost half of its flesh and had only a head, a big tail and the white naked backbone left. It suffered several attacks after its death, which was so miserable that everyone would cover his eyes at the first sight he saw the scene. What a tragic fate it had! C. The Tragic Ambience Connected with the Author's Life Hemingway had participated in World WarⅠand World WarⅡwhich changed his opinion of the society. He felt that the world was filled with violence and illusive things. So he created Santiago to express this feeling and let Santiago have a tragic fate. He had also participated in the Spanish Civil War and the World WarⅡ, by taking part in the D-day invasion of France. He was awarded Bronze Medal for WWII. He settled near Havana, Cuba, where he wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" (1953), for which he received a Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. War wounds, two plane crashes, three broken marriages, and several other affairs distressed Hemingway. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and insomnia in his later years. His mental condition was exacerbated by chronic alcoholism, diabetes and liver failure. After an unsuccessful treatment with electro-convulsive therapy, he suffered severe amnesia, and his condition worsened. The loss of memory obstructed his writing and daily life. He committed suicide in 1961(Dong Hengzhuan, 56). Hemingway expirenced a lot and received a lot. He made contributions to the society. But he also suffered a lot in the end. So we can see his life was really a tragedy. It was natural that his works were permeated tragic ambience. This was the reflection of his thoughness in the novle. Ⅱ. The Delightful Facet in the Old Man and the Sea Though the old man could not get anything through his struggling at last, we could learn a lot of things from him. Though the big fish was killed by the old man and bit by the sharks, it showed valuable and noble character and morals to the people. People could feel sorry for their vicissitudes of life. At the same time, people learned Philosophy from them. The old man was optimistic, confident and patient. The big marlin was insistent and indomitable. The boy was sensible and kind-hearted. To everyone's gratification, the old man succeeded in spirit. He was still a hero in people's hearts in the fact that everyone had flaws. If a man admitted his flaws and tried his best to overcome it, he was a winner no matter what he got at last. The success in spirit was also connected with the author's life. A. The Delightful Facet from the Old Man 1. Analysis of the Old Man's Character The old man was optimistic. He still talked about the baseball with Manolin and went to the Terrace to drink and chat though he was in a bad situation at that time. He used the lie to deal with the poor life. He still met the first sunshine every morning and went to fish on the sea no matter what the result was. He did not live on fishing, but fishing had already become part of his life and part