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1、TheClassicTextofIcebergTheory—OnSymbolisminTheOldManandTheSeaAbstract:TheOldManandTheSeafullyreflectsthecreativeprincipleoftheIcebergTheory.Throughonecorneroftheiceberg--theone-eighthabovethewater,readerscanstronglyfeelagreatsymbolicspaceoftheseven-ei
2、ghthsunderthesurfaceofthewater.Thenovelnotonlydepictsthelifeofthismundaneworld,butalsoshowsthesymbolicmeaningsoflifeitself.Thistinytipoftheicebergmakesusdeeplyunderstandthesubstantialmeaningsoftheseven-eighthsunderthewater.Thisthesistriestoanalyzetheu
3、seoftheIcebergTheoryinliterature.SothisthesisfirstintroducesthebackgroundanddefinitionoftheIcebergTheory.Thenitanalyzestheone-eighthabovethewater,mainlyreferstotheuseofomissionandthedescriptionofsomevividimages,andtheseven-eighthsunderthewaterindetail
4、,mainlyreferstothedeeplysymbolicmeaningsofimages,suchastheoldmanSantiago,thelittleboyManolin,thebigmarlin,lions,sharks,theseaandsoon.Throughthisthesisreadersmayhaveanin-depthunderstandingofthistheory.KeyWords:IcebergTheory,TheOldManandtheSea,symbolism
5、“冰山理论”的典范——论《老人与海》的象征艺术摘要:《老人与海》充分体现了“冰山理论”的创作原则。透过水面之上“八分之一”的冰山一隅,读者可以强烈地感受到蕴藏在水面之下“八分之七”的巨大象征空间。虽然小说描绘的是生活中非常细微的场景,但它的象征意义却直接指向生命本身。这微小的冰山一角使我们深刻地领悟到水面之下“八分之七”的真谛。本文试图分析“冰山理论”在文学中的应用。因此本文首先介绍了冰山理论的背景和定义,然后分析了水面上的“八分之一”,主要包括省略手法的运用和对形象的生动描写。同时详细分析了水面
6、下的“八分之七”,主要是指通过老人圣地亚哥、小男孩马诺林、大马林鱼、狮子、鲨鱼、大海等意象分析了其深刻的象征意义,从而帮助读者深入地理解这个理论。关键词:冰山理论;《老人与海》;象征艺术1IntroductionTheOldManandtheSeaiswrittenin1952andtheheroofthenovelisanoldfisherman,Santiago.Hehasgonefishingforeighty-fourdayswithouttakingafish.Ontheeighty-f
7、ifthdayhecatchesabigmarlinwithgreateffort.Butagroupofsharkseatitupandtheoldmanreturnsonlywiththebonesofthefish.ThisnovelisofgreatsignificanceeitherforHemingwayhimselforforAmericanliterature.Itstandsoutwithitsvividcharacterization,itssimplelanguageandt
8、heprofoundmeaning.ItearneditsauthorthePulitzerPrizeinfictionfor1952,andwasinstrumentalinwinninghimtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturetwoyearslater.ErnestHemingway(1899-1961)isanAmericannovelist,shortstorywriterandoneofthegreatestAmericanwritersinthe20t