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2024年老人与海的英文读后感《老人与海》英文读后感The OldMan and the SeaI.IntroductionThe OldMan and the Seais anovel writtenby theAmerican authorErnest Hemingwayin1951in Cuba,and publishedin
1952.It was the lastmajor workof fictionto beproducedby Hemingwayand publishedin hislifetime.One ofhis mostfamous works,it centersuponSantiago,an agingfisherman whostruggles witha giantmarlin farout inthe GulfStream.The OldMan andthe Seawas awardedthe PulitzerPrize forFiction in1953and wascited bythe Nobel Committeeas contributingto theawarding of theNobel Prize in Literature toHemingwayin
1954.Ernest MillerHemingway July21,1899-July2,1961was anAmerican writerandjournalist.He waspart ofthe1920s expatriatecommunity inPairs,and oneoftheveteransof WorldWar Ilater knownastheLost Generation.He receivedthe PulitzerPrize in1953forThe OldMan andthe SeaandtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein
1954.Hemingway settledinCuba during1939to1960and saidhe wasordinary Cubans.After thesuccess ofthe Cubanrevolution,however,his emotional life isvery complicated.He hadfourth marriagesthroughhis wholelife with the unrestand painfulemotionallife.Hemingway wroteduring theperiodfamous masterpieceThe OldMan andthe Sea.And hisdistinctive writing style ischaracterizedby economyand understatement,and hada significantinfluence on thedevelopment oftwentieth-century fictionwriting.His protagonistsare typicallystoical menwhoexhibit anideal describedas gracepressure.Many ofhis worksare nowconsideredclassics ofAmerican literature.II.The Storyor ASummary ofthe BookThebackground ofthe storyThe old man andthe seais inthe twentiethCentury Cuba.In thisbook,there aretwo importantpeople,one is the oldfish mancalled Santiagoand theotheristhelittle boycalled Manolin.In asense,they aremore likea closefriend andtakecare ofeach other.And thehero isthe oldfisherman Santiagowho isfishing foreighty-fourdays withouta fish and almoststarving todeath.For thisreason,Manolinrsquo;s parentsdonrsquo;t lethim followthe old man whois unlucky.However,the oldman refusestoadmit thedefeat andnever give up.In hisinner heart,he believesthat hecan geta bigfishwith manyyearsexperience.Thus,he isfilling offighting spiritin everydayand finallyin eighty-fifth dayshisluck finally comes.He catchesa largemarlin witheighteen feetwhich hasone thousandandfive hundredpounds.The vesselis towedby the marlin tothe deepsea andthe oldmanstill pulledtightly.He neverloses heart,even ifthere hasno waterto drink,no foodto eat,no weaponsto guardhim,no assistantto helphim.After twodays,he finallykills thebig fishandthen tiedit tothe vesselwhich attractmany smallsharks immediatelycome torob hisbooty.He killsthem oneby one.At last,he onlyhas abroken tilleras aweapon toguard himandhis booty.The result is thatthemarlinstill willnot escapethe fatebeing eatenby otherfishes.Thus,the oldman iscompletely tiredand exhaustedcarrying thefish bones.The oldmanfinallycomesback aftersailing outfor sofar andso longa time.It wasdeep inthe night;he leftthe skiffandthefishandwent to bed.In hisdream,he sawlions playingon thebeachin thecoast ofAfrica.The storyended.III.Comments orMy ViewsontheBookHemingway isfamous forhis specialwritingstyleand skills.In thisbook TheOla Manandthe Sea,his wordsare shortbut toughand peopledescribe itas telegraphstyle.Andfrom thistypical work,we caneasily findout somethingworth noticing.For example,thefirst paragraphof thisbook attractsme most,because itreads sonatural andattracting.Some featurescan beseen thatverbs andnouns areused mostly,but notadjectives.Thiswill makethe novelclean andeasy tounderstand.Thus,it willlead youinto thesituation assoonas possible.Nowadays,many peoplemay beconfused onthe truesense ofour lives.Some peopleeventhink thatpossessing alot ofmoney andhaving arich lifeis theirso-called truemeaningof life.Maybe sodo Iat first.However,after readingthe novel,I amshocked bythespirit ofthe oldman.Although we cannot denythat Santiago is anold andpoor fisher,themore importantmatter is that heis amighty man.The reasonisthathe hasa braveandbenevolent heart,a firmbelief anda strongspirit.Santiagoissetting anexcellent exampleforus when we meetthe hardships.So inour dailylife,we maybe tiny,but ourthought,heart andsoul shouldbecome powerful.As forme I have awarm familyto livecomfortably and I canget everythingwhat Iwant.zIn mylife,parents likea bigtree andIhavebeen wellprotected bythem.When gettingbadgrades orbe criticizedby others,I cannotaccept itandIgiveupimmediately.At thatmoment,I thinkthat I am afailure,so Ieager toavoid doinganything andmeetingany person.But comparingwiththe oldman,Iamdeeply ashamedof mybehavior.As weallknow,the oldman usedhis oldbody andstrong mindto fightagainst thenature andallunlucky thing.Although hewins thefish bonesat last,he hasa greatzest forlife.Hebehaves likea realman,a toughman.It isimpressed memost andtheoldmanrsquo;spositive attitudeof lifewill alwayscourage me.We canbe aspiritual victorywhenweface theinvincible nature.Maybe theresultisafailure,but inthe processof struggle,we cansee aperson howtobea greatman.In somewords,wecanlearn tobe toughlike theoldmanwhen facingwith hardtimes inour life,which isthe bestsolution weshould choosein abad situation.以上便是YJBYS我为大家整理的老人与海英文读后感,希望大家喜欢本文来源网络收集与整理,如有侵权,请联系作者删除,谢谢!。