book review

This book tells us a story about a Cuban old man. He went fishing at sea on his own. After more than eighty four days, he fished an extremely large fish. The old man hadn’t ever seen such a big fish that was two meters longer than his boat. The vigor of fish was so strong that it dragged the boat drifting for two days. During the two days, the old man experienced the difficulties that he had never met with. Finally, he stabbed it and tied the fish on the bow. However, he came across a shark. Then, the old man put up a good fight with a shark. As a result, the fish was eaten by the shark. So, the old man carried a bald fish skeleton and being hurt all over the body to reach home. But in the end, he attained admiration by people.

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s most immortal works. The book may very well become one of the true classics of this generation. Certainly, Ernest Hemingway’s short novel is processed exact, well united time and places and it’s style of writing is very deep. In addition, as the most great works, his novel contains not only one meaning. First of all, this is an exciting tragedy adventure story. Because I see a picture how an old man killed the large fish and fought a shark via his wisdom. Furthermore, it’s also a fable that describes a spirit strength------how a person achieved success from a bad envirnoment. Lastly, the story implied a religious metaphor as well. The author added some Christian symbols and figure of speech inconspicuously.

So, in my opinion, this novel tells not only a moving plot, but also lays special emphasis on moral meanings that are full of the symbo1 of badge. The spirit that the old man possessed impressed me deeply. meaning.

2022-10-30

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