the symbolism in the old man and the sea

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1、TheSymbolismintheOldManandtheSeaAThesisSubmittedtoCollegeofForeignLanguagesXingtanCollegeQufuNormalUniversityInpartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsFortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsACKNOWLEDGMENTIamdeeplygratefultoProfessorSunhuaxiangwhohasgivenmeconstantandv

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3、pletionofthisthesis.Ialsogivemyheartythankstoallmyclassmateswhohaveofferedgeneroushelpandusefulsuggestionsintheprocessofwritingthisthesis.Finally,Iwouldliketoexpressmyappreciationtoallthewriterswhoseworkshavebeenreferredtointhisthesis.v摘要被威谦、福克纳誉为“这代人最

4、优秀的一个单篇”的《老人与海》是硬汉海明威的力作，而对于《老人与海》的象征主义，评论界各执己见，海明威本人的解释也模棱两可。而小说中主人翁桑提亚哥和生存环境、大海、鲨鱼、小孩等角色实际上非角色本身，表面上角色及故事情节有着深刻的象征意义，所以希望从文中的主人公、其生存环境等各个方面对其象征主义进行剖析、总结和归纳《老人与海》的象征手法以及海明威的人生观在各象征因素中的体现，以期能帮助读者更好的理解这部作品。关键词：海明威；象征因素；冰山理论；生存环境；人生观vABSTRACTTheOldManand

5、theSea，praisedbyafamouswriteras“themostexcellentsimplearticleinthisgeneration”，isamasterpieceoftheunyieldingman－Hemingway.Butwithregardtothesymbolism，ithasbeentalkeddifferentlyandwasequivocalintheexplanationbyHemingwayhimself.Theprotagonist,thelivingen

6、vironment,thesea,theshark,themarlinarenotthemselvesbuthavesignificantsymbolicalmeaning.Herewillanalyzeitssymbolismthroughsomeaspectssuchastheleadingcharacter,thelivingenvironmentandHemingway′sphilosophyoflifereflectedbythesymbols,withaviewtohelptheread

7、ergetabetterunderstandingofHemingway′smasterpiece.KeyWords：ErnestHemingway；thesymbolicfactors；icebergtheory；thelivingenvironment；philosophyoflifevCONTENTSIntroduction…………………………………………………………………….........10.Definitionofsymbolism…………………………………………………….......

8、.21.ThesymbolismintheOldManandtheSea…………………………………..21.1Theoldman……………………………………………………………………….21.2Thesea…………………………………………………………………………….31.3Thesharks…………………………………………………………………………41.4Themarlin…………………………………………………………………………51.5Theboy………………………………