The Old Man and the Sea
Author: Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American writer and journalist.He was one of the veterans of World War I later known as \"the Lost Generation\".He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
He also has other famous work,like The sun also rises , Farewell to arms and For whom the bell rolls.Content：
The Old Man and the Sea was written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.It is the story of a struggle between an old man ,Santiago ,and a big fish in the middle of the twentieth century according to the truth.
Santiago, an old, Cuban fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish. Santiago believes one day he will begin to catch fish again and that he is just going through an unlucky time.
Santiago has an apprentice called Manolin.Manolin adores the old man but his parents tell him he must stop fishing with Santiago because he is not catching any fish.The boy takes the old man food and something else to help him to keep fishing.
On the 85th day that Santiago takes his skiff (boat) out much farther into the sea than usual.At noon, a big fish the old man called Marlin weighted about 1500 pounds takes the bait.The old man expertly hooks the fish, but cannot pull it in.Instead, the fish begins to pull the boat.The old man, Santiago is unable to simply tie the line fast to the boat because the fish might break the line.
Two days and two nights had paed.On the third day, the fish begins to circle the skiff, and the old man uses all the strength he had left to kill the big fish.He did it.
But that doesn’t mean the lucky comes back.
Sharks were attracted by the trail of blood left by the marlin in the water ,although he tried his best to struggle with sharks, the sharks ate entire fish and left only the skeleton of the fish, its head, and its tail.Santiago tells himself for going out to far into the ocean.He gets back to his home and collapses on his bed.Totally exhausted.The next morning, a crowd of amazed fisherman gather around the skeletal carca of the fish, still lashed to the boat.Manolin, who has been worried sick at the old man\'s absence, is moved to tears to find Santiago safe in his bed.Santiago dreams of his youth—of lions on an African beach.
Fisherman’s character & morals：
The story shows an old man who lives in helple, isolated and adverse circumstances but still has indomitable, strong and unyielding spirit to face violent and death.His bloody battle demonstrate incomparable strength and courage, never break the dignity of people, glory to be defeated .
The sea and shark symbolize relentle society and natural power.
Summary：
Ernest Hemingway said ”A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
A stronger who catches the belief to fight with fate will always stand with his own courage and perseverance, no matter how hard the life is.Although the fate is full of distre, he will never give in.He embodies the great spiritual strength of self-esteem and self-improvement.
