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the human being. It pulled the skiff far away from the sea shore and struggled against him decisively. It persecuted the old man by torturing him and wrestled against\ the old man under the water for many days and nights, which caused the old man not to have a rest and nearly lose his strength. The old man was great. So it was obvious to see another great thing that had been praised by the old man. In the novel, the old man said: “Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or nobler thing than you, brother (Hemingway, 70) ". This was a high praise to it though it was killed by the old man and then bit by the sharks. Its beauty and dignity could not disappear with its death. The white naked line of its backbone was also pretty and surprising to the people. So its death was solemn and stirring. C. The Success in Spirit Connected with the Author’s Life Hemingway was rejected for regular military service in World War I because of poor eyesight in his left eye, so he drove a Red Cross ambulance in Italy, distributing chocolate to Italian troops. While recuperating from serious wounds in a Red Cross hospital in Milan, Hemingway fell in love with Nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, who later rejected him as he was too young. As a foreign correspondent in Paris, Hemingway began to raise funds for the Loyalist cause in Spain. In 1937, he went to Spain as a war correspondent covering the Spanish Civil War. When World War II began, he volunteered to serve as a spotter for the U.S. Navy, outfitting his own fishing boat, the Pilar, to hunt for German submarines off the Cuban coast.(Dong Hengzhuan, 59) His life was meaningful and his experience had given him a lot of help with his works. However, after these experiences, there were 237 pieces of the bullet that had been ever left in his body. The hurt of the illness and the exhaustion of creativity for literature made him suffer a lot. His condition was the same as the old man. So he put the success in spirit forward to comfort himself which was also a good way to deal with his present situation. Ⅲ. The Combination of the Tragic Facet and the Delightful Facet in the Novella The old unlucky poor man-- Santiago had a tragic fate, but, at the same time, he was a winner who could not be defeated. When his big fish was eaten up by the sharks, he asked himself: “‘what beat you?' ------' Nothing,' he said aloud, ' I went out too far' (Hemingway, 92) ". The old man admitted his failure bravely. But he still believed his strength absolutely. He believed that he was still courageous although he was lost, and he believed that he was not defeated by the sharks in spirit because what had been exterminated was the sharks, not him. Then he finished the surplus work calmly. The big fish could live happily in the deep ocean originally but it was killed by the old man although it struggled for many days. It could not escape this kind of fate. This was the tragedy for it. However, Hemingway showed its beauty and dignity during the whole process by describing its firmness and intelligence. It was nearly eaten up by the sharks after it was killed. But it’s beautiful backbone surprised people. Hemingway combined its tragedy and noble quality together to form the complete fish. According to the author's experiences, he had experienced a lot and made contribution to his country. In this sense, he was also a hero. However, he was defeated by the pain of the illness. His health was worsening day by day. He f