文档介绍：The background
The Old Man and the Sea is American novelist Hemingway's short novel. The novel mainly tells us the story that an over sixty years old fisherman ,Santiago ,when he went to sea alone for fishing, he discovered a big marlin fish which surpassed the fishing boat several fold, although he knew perfectly that it was difficult to win, but he did not give up. Unfortunately, the wound of the big marlin fish send out fishy smell, which brought in several crowds of sharks to snatch the food. But the old man still did not give up. He highlighted encircles tightly. Finally, he succeeded in returning to the fishing port with the fish belted. The novel indicates the heroism which the leading character embodies to us, as well as the cruel and absurd social nature. It explains that people can't exist without indomitable spirit and courage. They should embody the survival value of themselves. It reveals a truth: A person is not going to be defeated as soon as he is bom and a person could be die out but could not be defeated.
The language
The language in The Old Man and the Sea is simple and natural on the surface, but actually its language is deliberate and artificial. Santiago is the heroic image that Hemingway molded. No matter whether he is luck or is out of luck, the old man always carries out hard struggling and he is never discouraged. He also embodies one kind of elegan