thesymbolismintheoldmanandthesea(编辑修改稿)

thesymbolismintheoldmanandthesea(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

hirdly, from the perspective of the author, the sharks symbolize those reviewers who just like the sharks ate up the marlin slander all the published books. The marlin The marlin is the symbol of achievement and it symbolizes the ideal in the life which challenge those who are eager for it. For a large part of the book, Santiago is fighting with this giant creature. In the beginning, he can′t see its image. After he actually sees the big fish, he was amazed at its grandeur and size. He said “never have I see a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother”. The old man thought that he loves the fish as if it was his brother. Only killing the marlins can prove his heroism and realize his idea of life. In addition, associated with the experiences of Hemingway, the marlin also symbolizes the book itself. During the period of 1940s, Hemingway has not worked out few masterpieces. But, in the end, the Old Man and the Sea retrieved the reputations for him. With the similarities between the experiences of Hemingway and the old man, the marlin symbolizes the prime period of the literary achievements. In terms of the old man, it is a glorious thing to catch a big fish. So the big marlin also symbolizes the glory. That is why the old man regards it as his brother, from which we can conclude that the old man do not have hostile attitude to the strong opponent. Therefore, the old man is always having a respect and attitude to the marlin, during the process of struggling with the giant fish. So the big marlin symbolizes the glory. 6 The boy－ Marnolin The child symbolizes the hope for the old man. Marnolin is the child who acpanies the old man. He helps the old man do something and has a dream of fishing a big fish as a real fisherman. The boy not only learns the capability of fishing, but also the spirit of striving to bee stronger and responsible from the old man on the boat and the character features of the boy reveal the old man′s character from another side. In this story, the writer manages to give us a vivid picture of the old man′s young image. Maybe when he was a child, he resembled to Marnolin. The boy is the maintenance of the life′s extension in the future, and he is also the power source of the unyielding man who never bows to difficulties. With the boy′s encouragement, he believes that if the boy is not here, I have been died out already. In addition, the boy′s insistence and tolerance symbolize the intelligence of the man will hand down from generation to generation. At the beginning of the story, the boy and the boy have a conversation from which we can feel that the old man is deeply reverenced by the boy. Because the old man did not catch any fish, the boy′s parents pel him to leave the old man. However, the boy decided to e back to him, when he has made a profit. At the same time, pinning all hid hope on the boy, the old boy meets the hope of the triumph. Therefore, the old man is determined to fish again, he is looking forward to proving himself a good teacher. The boy understands the old man in special way. They often talk about the baseball and he always says： “If you look something truly big we can e to your aid.”As the only friend of the old man, the boy brings spiritual strength for him . During the process of catching the fish, the old man calls the boy′s name again and again. “How I wish the boy were here ” ,This dialogue appears many times in this novel, which conveys the information that the boy is of importance to the old man. Instead of mocking the old man like the other fishermen, the boy forts him and says：“ We will fish together now for I have much to learn.”The old man makes the boy feel the sense of responsibility and maturity. 7 The boy is determined to acpany the old man to fish, which symbolize the spiritual strength of the human being will hand down. The boy is like a rising sun giving the unlimited hope to the people. Other symbols related to the Old Man and the Sea In addition to the main symbols mentioned above, there are many minor symbols in the story, for instance, lions appears three times in the Santiago′s dreams. The lions represent his lost youth and hid decreasing strength. The lions give him the needed strength on his ling voyage. The lions make him strong and give the power to go on. In the end of the story, “The old man was dreaming about the lions﹙ Ernest p124 ﹚ ” .That is a allegoric eco which reflects the life philosophy and moral ideal of Hemingway that never bow the neck to the destiny and the positive attitude. The title of the book itself is a symbol. The old man represents the human race and the sea symbolizes nature. The whole story could be eyed as the metaphor of the struggle that takes place between the human beings and the nature. Although, the human being is inferior to the nature, the old man prove himself a man who can be destroyed, but not be defeated. He knows the human beings are strong to fight against them. The skeleton of the marlin stands for the spiritual victory of the old man. it is the symbol of daring to face the failure and the death. The old man kills the marlin with two days, on his way home, many sharks attack his fish. To protect his fish, he has a crazy struggle with the sharks. In the end, although the marlin was eaten up by the sharks, it means a sense of success for the old man, which is a spiritual victory. This kind of victory symbolizes his unchangeable willpower and the courage to face the death. All of the other fishermen in the story are the people who want the new equipment and want to do away with the old days of living. They represent anyone who would rather think about themselves than others. In others words, the fishermen are like the sharks wanting to take things a。