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1、《老人与海》硬汉形象分析CodeHerointheOldManandtheSea【关键词】《老人与海》;桑提亚哥;硬汉IntroductionA.BriefIntroductiontotheAuthor ErnestHemingwayisaAmericannovelistandshort-storywriter (1899-1961),oneofthegreatestAmericanwritersofthe20thCentury.In1954,HemingwaywasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLi
2、terature.Hemingway’sfictionusuallyfocusesonpeoplelivingessential,dangerouslives,suchassoldiers,fishermen,athletes,bullfighters,whomeetthepainanddifficultyoftheirexistencewithstoiccourage.Hiscelebratedliterarystyle,influencedbyEzraPoundandGertrudeStein,isdirect,
3、terse,andoftenmonotonous,yetparticularlysuitedtohiselementalsubjectmatter.B.TheContentofTheOldManandtheSeaThereisanoldfisherman,Santiago,inCubawhohasgoneeighty-fourdayswithoutacatch.Santiago’slackofsuccess,though,doesnotdestroyhisspirit,ashis “cheerfulandundefe
4、ated”eyesshow.Ontheeighty-fifthday,hedecidestoventurefarouttosea,hopingtochangehisbadluck.Heisevenoptimisticenoughtobelievethathemaycatchabigfish.Intunewiththenaturalworldabouthim,hespiesbirdsandplanktonthatleadhimtoagoodfishingspot.Hecarefullybaitshishooksandp
5、atientlywaits.Santiago’spatiencepaysoff.Somethingbigtakeshisbait,andbecauseofhisskill,theoldmanisabletohookit,beginningtheadventureofthestory.Forthreedaysandnights,hedoesbattlewiththisgiantcreaturefromthesea.Formostofthejourneyhedoesnotevenknowwhatheisfighting,
6、thoughheassumesitisagiantmarlin.Whenthemagnificentfishfinallysurfaces,Santiagoistremendouslyimpressedwithitssize,itsbeauty,anditsnobility.Hebeginstoidentifywiththefish,almostregrettingthathefeelscompelledtokillit.Hetriestojustifyhisactionsbysayingthatheisnotfis
7、hingforsport,buttofeedhimselfandothers.II .TheOriginoftheConceptofthe “ToughGuy”Asearlyas1930,criticsnoticedthecommonfeaturesinHemingway’scharactersandbegantodiscussthe“code”beliefofHemingway,namely,thecodeofcourageandhonourinthisnon-intellectualwriter.LincolnK
8、irstein,MaxEastman,WyndhamLewis,andDelmoreSchwartzallemphasizedHemingway’sattentiontodeathandphysicalcourage,andbelievedthatthe “toughguys”ofHemingwaywerestillunderconstruct