文档介绍：The Old Man And The Sea
---Ernest Hemingway
Main points
Information about Ernest Hemingway
The introduction about the book
Summary
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American writer and journalist. He was part of the 1920s munity in Paris, and one of the veterans of World War I later known as "the Lost Generation." He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
欧内斯特•米勒•海明威(1899年7月21日-1961年7月2日),美国记者、作家。他是上世纪20年代常住巴黎的外籍人士,是一战后被称为“迷惘的一代”的退伍军人。海明威在1953年凭借著作《老人与海》获得普利策奖,1954年获得诺贝尔文学奖。
Biography
Main characters
1:the old man
2:the boy
3:the sea
4:the sharks
5:the great marlin
The introduction about the book
Main circumstance
Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish.
On the 85th day, he is determined to catch a big, impressive fish. He set out alone .Finally, he caught a big marlin weighted about one 1 500 pounds of a ,on his way home,many sharks came to his marlin one after another. Although the old man worked hard, but still can not resist the fierce attack from the sharks. When he returned to the shore, the big marlin leaves a huge skeleton.
The old man
determination
courage
confidence
With
The boy like a mirror reflect the old man's character from another side
The sea a platform for the old man to display his courage and perseverance