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“Code Hero” in the Novel The Old Man and the Sea – A further Analysis of Hemingway’s Writin
代写英语论文A 2007 Undergraduate of the School of Foreign Languages of Anqing Teachers College

“Code Hero” in the Novel The Old Man and the Sea – A further Analysis of Hemingway’s Writing Style
Thesis statement: Santiago, a man who can be destroyed but not defeated, is Hemingway’s “code hero” in the novel.
Outline
I. “Code hero” and his features
II. The “code hero” in The Old Man and the Sea
A. Santiago as the “code hero”
B. Features of Santiago
III. The writing style of Hemingway in modeling the “code hero”
A. The language features of Hemingway
B. Hemingway’s way to model “code hero”
C. Hemingway’s symbolism
IV. Conclusion
“Code Hero” in the Novel The Old Man and the Sea – A further Analysis of Hemingway’s Writing Style
Author: Zhang Ming Supervisor: Li Ming
In Hemingway’s works, there exist certain common features among the protagonists. These characters share identical personalities and life experiences and they bear similar attention towards society. Their way of life can be defined by the way in which they responded to conflicts as well as the way in which they are depicted. We use the term “code hero” in description of Hemingway’s characters. Such a concept seems to have created the illusion that Hemingway’s heroes all behave in accordance with certain principles, or that some code rules their behavior, and that certain principles dominate their inner conflicts and control their life orientation. The "Code hero" has been interpreted as courageous and stubborn. "Code hero" is not a concept concerned with individuals, but with groups. The essence of "Code hero" is a pessimistic world outlook and an aesthetic faith in life. Hemingway's four important novels, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bells Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea, can be regarded as a quartet of code heroes. Through the four heroes' life experiences and their pursuit of values, this quartet demonstrates the process of the development of the "code hero", and thus represents the course of the construction of the world outlook.

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