Have you seen the full text of The Old Man and the Sea? The Old Man and the Sea is a novella by Hemingway, an American writer, which mainly tells the story of the old man's struggle with the sea. Many people don't understand the profound meaning of The Old Man and the Sea. The following is the appreciation of the full text of The Old Man and the Sea that I compiled for you. Interested friends should come and learn about it.
Ernest hemingway (1899— 196 1) is one of the most famous American writers in the 20th century. His work The Old Man and the Sea won 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature for its mastery of narrative art, and the core content of Marxist literary theory is that social existence determines social consciousness. This paper attempts to interpret this work with Marxist literary theory.
Hemingway had a happy childhood and often went fishing and hunting with his father. 19 14 years, World War I broke out and he went to the front. He fights bravely and often helps others. After the war, he returned to his hometown with a medal awarded by the government. World War I affected his life. Although the war finally won, he became depressed and disappointed. The terrible shadow of war hangs over him, and he often suffers from insomnia. At the same time, he began to think about what the war brought to people. Think about some young people who have lost their precious lives, some who have been seriously injured or even disabled for life, and those who are lucky enough to survive, they have to bear great mental pain. The war destroyed all traditional morals and ideals. They hate war and feel empty and helpless. Love, friendship and even dissolute life can't help them get rid of mental pain. They don't know what attitude to take towards life.
After the war, writers thought they were a "lost generation", divorced from faith and civilization. Hemingway is called the spokesman of the "lost generation". At first, he was confused. After careful consideration, he decided to devote himself to writing to reflect the spiritual world of the younger generation.
The Old Man and the Sea was written in this period. The plot of this novel is very simple. The protagonist is an old fisherman in San Diego, and the supporting role is a child named Manorine. The dying fisherman didn't catch a fish for 84 days in a row and almost starved to death; But he still refuses to admit defeat and is full of the spirit of struggle. Finally, on the 85th day, he caught a marlin 18 feet long and 1500 pounds. The big fish dragged the boat to the sea, but the old man still clung to it. Even without water, food, weapons, assistants and cramps in his left hand, he was not discouraged at all. After two days and two nights, he finally killed the big fish and tied it to the boat. But many little sharks immediately came to snatch his booty; He killed them one by one, leaving only a broken tiller as a weapon. As a result, big fish can't escape the fate of being eaten up. Finally, the old man dragged back a pair of fish bones exhausted. He went home to lie in bed and had to look for the good old days from his dreams to forget the cruel reality. There is a wonderful sentence in the novel: "A man can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated."
Appreciation of the full text of The Old Man and the Sea 2 This is a story that happened on the ocean. You can't help asking, what do the old man, the ocean and the marlin in the book represent respectively? Think about your own iceberg, each of us is accumulating seven or eight icebergs under the water. With the increase of age and experience, we gradually appreciate the story of the old man. Now that I think about it, maybe I am drifting on the vast sea like that old man. My sea is an endless sea of knowledge, sailing between the classroom and the library, and the marlin I caught is only that book. Sometimes there is loneliness and helplessness, and sometimes there is the pleasure of struggling alone. ... The Old Man and the Sea is about an old man, but it shows a world. This novel is rich in content and profound in meaning. It's a masterpiece of realism, and it's memorable after reading it ... I don't know what the future will be like and what the result of my voyage will be, but as an unbeaten person, you will always see the sun set, but tomorrow-the sun will rise as usual!
The novel The Old Man and the Sea is full of symbolism. The author mainly emphasizes masculinity, and Santiago is the representative of this spirit. Although he failed, he was still full of confidence and optimism in the face of difficulties. Santiago-type characters are typical representatives of Hemingway's works. Hemingway experienced two world wars. He believes that the main task of literature is to "describe people truly and directly", and the protagonists in his works are all related to heroism and humanitarianism.
Regarding literary theory, Marxist theory emphasizes that "social existence determines social consciousness, and philosophers interpret the world from different angles only to change the world". Therefore, when we understand literary works, we should see its social, historical and cultural background, rather than separating literature from historical society. Literary thought originates from the relationship between economic base and superstructure. For Hemingway, his childhood experience and war experience provided him with a lot of writing materials, which are reflected in many places in the novel The Old Man and the Sea. For example, the author's descriptions of fishing, boats, sharks and the sea are very vivid.