英语论文网

of his memory. This was a true man, living, being tolerant to everything-- derision, solitude and even the leaving of the boy. The old man was confident. His rich experience and skill of fishing acquired day by day made him confident. He believed that he would hook a big fish. He even wished to meet a group of fish which had lost their way. He left the sea shore and began his heroic voyage on the eighty fifth day. The old man was patient. The fish which stayed in the 600 foot under the sea was clever. The fish under the quiet surface was competing with the patience against the old man and struggling against the old man as if this was the last moment of the peaceful world. The old man was enduring the danger bought by the fish. Moreover, he was enduring hunger, exhaustion, fatigue, hurt and loneliness. He was overcoming the fish. Moreover, he was overcoming himself. “Fish”, he said softly, aloud, “I'll stay with you until I am dead.”(Hemingway, 37) Life, at this time, was not a wager, but contending. 2. The Inspiring Ending of the Old Man Human nature is valiant. But man has a limited extension of this nature. The old man challenged this limitation again and again, the limitation expanded again and again, and the bigger challenge was put in front of human again and again. In this sense, Santiago had already become a hero whom we should honor no matter whether he had succeeded or not because what he had brought to people was the noblest confidence. He knew that the fish would leave its blood in the water after it was killed, and the blood would lead a lot of sharks. But he still insisted on doing that in order to uphold his dignity, the human's dignity. Maybe this was the real meaning that humans were living for. The old man was a real hero." ' He was eighteen feet from nose to tail', the fisherman who was measuring him called (Hemingway, 94) ". The old man was a failure in the aspect of material, but he succeeded in the aspect of his spirit, his confidence, his dignity and his courage trying his best to fight against the fate. Living according to his own code of behavior, accepting the natural order and cycle of life, struggling and enduring and redeeming his individual existence through his life’s work, and passing on to the next generation everything of value that he has gained, Santiago became a standard figure (an archetypal representation of the human condition). 3. The Delightful Facet Shown by the Boy's Coming Back The boy was the old man's phase of young age in his subconsciousness. It was the boy that had given Santiago encouragement and strength while he was on the sea. He had remembered the boy several times on the sea and he really needed the boy so much. So the boy came back to him at last after Santiago endured loneliness, suffering and failure." ‘The hell with luck,' the boy said. ' I'll bring the luck with me' (Hemingway, 96) ". He did not care what his parents said any longer. The boy's coming back showed that he disregarded the authority of his parents and the superstition for luck that the fisherman always believed in. It also showed that the boy was becoming mature under the old man's inspiration. The old man could feel the happiness and hope out of this failure. B. The Big Fish’s Noble Character and Morals Santiago had not hooked a fish for eighty four days. But he was not upset and continued to go out. Finally, he met with his opponent--- the big marlin, which was a hero in the fish as the old man was in