老人与海英文读后感1500字

第一篇：老人与海英文读后感1500字

Impression of “The Old Man and the Sea”

When I was a middle school student, I’ve finished this book in Chinese.But when I read it in English,I really gain something new both in the way of expression and the spirit it shows to us.May be different ages to read the same book we will learn different things from it.At least, for my part, that is true.Firstly,I would like to review some information about this book.Such as the background,major characters and the topic of it.The Old Man and the Sea is a story by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.It was the last major work of fiction to be produced by Hemingway and published in his lifetime.One of his most famous works, it centers upon Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.[1] The Old Man and the Sea served to reinvigorate Hemingway's literary reputation and prompted a reexamination of his entire body of work.The novella was initially received with much popularity;it restored many readers' confidence in Hemingway's capability as an author.Its publisher, Scribner's, on an early dust jacket, called the novella a “new classic,” and many critics favorably compared it with such works as William Faulkner's “The Bear” and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.This book gives me a deep impression especially the description about the man’s braveness and persistence.In this book, in order to suggest the profundity of the old man’s sacrifice and the glory that derives from it, Hemingway purposefully likens Santiago to Christ, who, according to Christian theology, gave his life for the greater glory of humankind.Crucifixion imagery is the most noticeable way in which Hemingway creates the symbolic parallel between Santiago and Christ.When Santiago’s palms are first cut by his fishing line, the reader cannot help but think of Christ suffering his stigmata.Later, when the sharks arrive, Hemingway portrays the old man as a crucified martyr, saying that he makes a noise similar to that of a man having nails driven through his hands.Furthermore, the image of the old man struggling up the hill with his mast across his shoulders recalls Christ’s march toward Calvary.Even the position in which Santiago collapses on his bed—face down with his arms out straight and the palms of his hands up—brings to mind the image of Christ suffering on the cross.Hemingway employs these images in the final pages of the novella in order to link Santiago to Christ, who exemplified transcendence by turning loss into gain, defeat into triumph, and even death into renewed life.The major characters in this book are also vivid and lively.Santiago ,the old man of the novella’s title, Santiago is a Cuban fisherman who has had an extended run of bad luck.Despite his expertise, he has been unable to catch a fish for eighty-four days.He is humble, yet exhibits a justified pride in his abilities.His knowledge of the sea and its creatures, and of his craft, is unparalleled and helps him preserve a sense of hope regardless of circumstance.The marlin ,Santiago hooks the marlin, which we learn at the end of the novella measures eighteen feet, on the first afternoon of his fishing expedition.Manolin ,a boy presumably in his adolescence, Manolin is Santiago’s apprentice and devoted attendant.The old man first took him out on a boat when he was merely five years old.Due to Santiago’s recent bad luck, Manolin’s parents have forced the boy to go out on a different fishing boat.Manolin, however, still cares deeply for the old man, to whom he continues to look as a mentor.Joe DiMaggio, although DiMaggio never appears in the novel, he plays a significant role nonetheless.Santiago worships him as a model of strength and commitment, and his thoughts turn toward DiMaggio whenever he needs to reassure himself of his own strength.Perico ,Perico, the reader assumes, owns the bodega in Santiago’s village.He never appears in the novel, but he serves an important role in the fisherman’s life by providing him with newspapers that report the baseball scores.This act establishes him as a kind man who helps the aging Santiago.Martin,like Perico, Martin, a café owner in Santiago’s village, does not appear in the story.The reader learns of him through Manolin, who often goes to Martin for Santiago’s supper.As the old man says, Martin is a man of frequent kindness who deserves to be repaid.From the very first paragraph, Santiago is characterized as someone struggling against defeat.He has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish—he will soon pass his own record of eighty-seven days.Almost as a reminder of Santiago’s struggle, the sail of his skiff resembles “the flag of permanent defeat.” But the old man refuses defeat at every turn: he resolves to sail out beyond the other fishermen to where the biggest fish promise to be.He lands the marlin, tying his record of eighty-seven days after a brutal three-day fight, and he continues to ward off sharks from stealing his prey, even though he knows the battle is useless.Because Santiago is pitted against the creatures of the sea, some readers choose to view the tale as a chronicle of man’s battle against the natural world, but the novella is, more accurately, the story of man’s place within nature.Both Santiago and the marlin display qualities of pride, honor, and bravery, and both are subject to the same eternal law: they must kill or be killed.As Santiago reflects when he watches the weary warbler fly toward shore, where it will inevitably meet the hawk, the world is filled with predators, and no living thing can escape the inevitable struggle that will lead to its death.Santiago lives according to his own observation: “man is not made for defeat...[a] man can be destroyed but not defeated.” In Hemingway’s portrait of the world, death is inevitable, but the best men(and animals)will nonetheless refuse to give in to its power.Accordingly, man and fish will struggle to the death, just as hungry sharks will lay waste to an old man’s trophy catch.The novel suggests that it is possible to transcend this natural law.In fact, the very inevitability of destruction creates the terms that allow a worthy man or beast to transcend it.It is precisely through the effort to battle the inevitable that a man can prove himself.Indeed, a man can prove this determination over and over through the worthiness of the opponents he chooses to face.Santiago finds the marlin worthy of a fight, just as he once found “the great negro of Cienfuegos” worthy.HSantiago, though destroyed at the end of the novella, is never defeated.Instead, he emerges as a hero.Santiago’s struggle does not enable him to change man’s place in the world.Rather, it enables him to meet his most dignified destiny.While it is certainly true that Santiago’s eighty-four-day run of bad luck is an affront to his pride as a masterful fisherman, and that his attempt to bear out his skills by sailing far into the gulf waters leads to disaster, Hemingway does not condemn his protagonist for being full of pride.On the contrary, Santiago stands as proof that pride motivates men to greatness.Because the old man acknowledges that he killed the mighty marlin largely out of pride, and because his capture of the marlin leads in turn to his heroic transcendence of defeat, pride becomes the source of Santiago’s greatest strength.Without a ferocious sense of pride, that battle would never have been fought, or more likely, it would have been abandoned before the end.Santiago’s pride also motivates his desire to transcend the destructive forces of nature.Throughout the novel, no matter how baleful his circumstances become, the old man exhibits an unflagging determination to catch the marlin and bring it to shore.When the first shark arrives, Santiago’s resolve is mentioned twice in the space of just a few paragraphs.Even if the old man had returned with the marlin intact, his moment of glory, like the marlin’s meat, would have been short-lived.The glory and honor Santiago accrues comes not from his battle itself but from his pride and determination to fight.Santiago dreams his pleasant dream of the lions at play on the beaches of Africa three times.The first time is the night before he departs on his three-day fishing expedition, the second occurs when he sleeps on the boat for a few hours in the middle of his struggle with the marlin, and the third takes place at the very end of the book.In fact, the sober promise of the triumph and regeneration with which the novella closes is supported by the final image of the lions.Because Santiago associates the lions with his youth, the dream suggests the circular nature of life.Additionally, because Santiago imagines the lions, fierce predators, playing, his dream suggests a harmony between the opposing forces—life and death, love and hate, destruction and regeneration—of nature.This book gives me courage of conquering all kinds of difficulties.And I have the belief that the most beautiful thing is the process that we make our best to achieve our dream,and never say give up.

第二篇：老人与海 英文读后感

On summer vacation of this year, I studied in novel “ old man and sea ” of Hemingway ，The novel is described that an old fisherman almost the sixty years old, when go to sea and fish alone once, drift several days without got any fish.However, ahas fished a big one, unfortunately, it couldn’t pull up.After fisherman and fish have contend against for a few days, then find this is a big marlin fish which large more than his fishing boat, though obviously know that it is very difficult to win , he still didn’t give up yet.Because of the flood of the marlin, a shark closed fast and attracts the marlin, but the old man is still unwilling to give up.So, he killed it with harpoon.stress the tight encirclement finally , take the large fish back to fishing port , let other fishmen admire it endlessly.The old fisherman thinks that as I read “: It is really too close from here to coast, perhaps there are bigger fish in the farther place ……” When,admire very much because this old fisherman in the persons, because play not for some fishing he already at this moment I, but he is not satisfied with the existing state of affairs , but advance towards greater goal.Seeing us again, meet some little difficulties at ordinary times , all of us complain bitterly.We are the future of the motherland, should be as ambitious as this old man, go to pursue well , greater goal.Read as me “ big Malin fish is it enclose light fishing boat move about , is it get mast to twine cable fast to begin, old man right hand hold steel fork high , jump out in a flash , affording to try one's best above water in it, a sound of wail has finished the life of the loud fish, it floats on the surface of water silently ……”When,the I one heart is too fall like pieces of stone not big.I admire that kind of fearing of the old man at all , unremitting spirit very much, though know rival's strength is very strong , but he has not shrunk back at all , meets the difficulty.Just because there is this kind of spirit, the old fisherman has obtained the victory of the trial of strength of this life and death.We should study the old fisherman's spirit too in life, do the thing and is not afraid of the difficulty , could achieve success.Read big blood offensive smell of fish smell one shark , fall over each other to visit to vie for the food, left hand of old man pull a muscle just, he can only use right hand, can weapon attacked to used for defend oneself with stick , mouth of swordfish that catch everything, and has driven away this herd of shark finally.But big meat of fish take into big half already, but old man criticize one's own left hand “ when the work this when have a rest ” humorously also, I am subdued by old man's optimistic spirit too.In life, some losses are unavoidable, we should treat the optimistic attitude , can't worry about petty gain or loss.Finally, the novel sees with a teenager that old fisherman has 18 feet of big long Malin's fish totally in the tolerance , the ones that have described this fish are enormous again, prove that old fisherman's difficulty overcome is big, than ordinary.Old fisherman's spirit that makes great efforts to struggle fearless of danger and difficulty that the novel

I admire the old fisherman in the novel very much, he lets me understand that a person must have unremitting spirit, could succeed.

第三篇：老人与海英文读后感（本站推荐）

This semester I studied in novel “ old man and sea ” of Hemingway , famous writer of U.S.A..I admire the old fisherman's will in the novel very much, he lets me understand that a person must have unremitting spirit, could succeed.What the novel is described is an old fisherman almost the sixty years old, when go to sea and fish alone once, have angled to a big fish, but can not draw.After tough fisherman and fish have socialized for a few days, just find this is a big Malin's fish which exceeds several times of one's own fishing boat, though know perfectly well that it is very difficult to win , does not give up yet.Because big Malin fish fishlike smell of wound attract odd herds of shark vie for the food again later, but the old man is still unwilling to give up like this, stress the tight encirclement finally , take the large fish back to fishing port , let other fishmen admire it endlessly.We will be the motherland future, will be supposed to like this old person same mind lofty aspiration, will even better pursue even better, the bigger goal.When I read “ the big marlin start fast to gather round the young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old person right hand lifted up high the steel fork, leapt the water surface in it the flash, did utmost throws to its heart, one wail ended the big fish’s life, it was static static floats on the water surface...” I extremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the relentless spirit, although knows the match strength is very strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is welcomes difficultly above.Just because had this kind of spirit, the senior fisherman only then achieved this life and death contest success.We also must study senior fisherman’s spirit in life, handles the matter does not fear the difficulty, only then can obtain successfully.Was reading the big fish’s smell of blood is smelled by one crowd of shark fish, struggled swims snatches the food, old person’s left hand happen to in the convulsions, he only could use the right hand, with wooden stick，the mouth and so on all was allowed to use for the weapon self-defense which attacked, and finally expelled this crowd of shark fish.But the big fish’s meat was already eaten one most, but the old person also charmingly criticized oneself the left hand “ this work time actually was resting ” time, I also was subdued by the old person optimistic spirit.In the life, some losses are inevitable, we should treat by the optimistic manner, cannot be calculating.Finally, the novel sees by one youth the senior fisherman fully has 18 foot long big marlin in the measure, once more described this fish’s hugeness, explained senior fisherman overcomes the difficulty was big, non-was more common than.The novel eulogized the spirit which the senior fisherman fear hard and dangerous diligently did not struggle, we also should like his such, could not satisfy the present situation, should positively to above, do any matter all is relentless, meets difficultly must welcome difficultly above, could give up halfway in no way.Only has this, we only then can obtain a bigger success and the victory.

第四篇：老人与海 英文读后感

After reading the novel The Old Man and The Sea

The novel tells a story that an old man almost sixty years went to sea and fished alone in Santiago.The old fisherman had got nothing for eighty-four days and he almost died because of hunger.However, contrary to common people`s thought, he did not give up.In the eighty-fifth day, he fished a huge marlin whose body was eighteen feet in length, 1500 pounds in weight.The fish was so large that none of the Santiago`s fisherman had had got one.The old man fight with the large marlin for 3 days without any food, water and arms, and finally killed it.But, in the back journey, lots of small sharks ate out the marlin.As a result, the old man came back Santiago with the big marlin skeleton frame.I think every reader will be deeply moved by the old fisherman as me.On the one hand, I am sympathy of his failure.On the other hand, I have a great esteem for the old man`s persistence and courage.Although he became old and failed, he still made great efforts and showed a positive attitude on failure.The novel shows us an outlook on life of striving——faced with the unconquerable nature, humans still can win in spirit.Maybe the result is failure, in the process of striving, however, we can see a man of indomitable spirit.

第五篇：英文读后感:老人与海 [范文]

Book Review: The Old Man And The Sea This is a great book, mind you.How I gave opinions to that is the spirits of Santiago greatly affected me.But the author, Earnest Hemingway said if his writing is really good, then the characters can also be many other things.Santiago is a common fisherman, and he hadn't had a fish for 84 days.And this time when he left he fished a big salmon by himself.He fought the fish for 3 days and nights and finally he kills it.He called it his 'brother'.But he then had to fight the sharks and finally he gone home with a fish spine, and some fish bones.I could find his great spirits of never giving up.particularly if he jus loose the grip of the fishing pole and let the fish go, he wouldn't have any trouble, but he can stay to the end.Something I regret to tell you is that I didn't read this book very carefully, so I intend to tell you I want to read this book again and tell you what I've gained through the second-time reading.今晚睡觉前，Alex花了二十分钟草草写下此文，写作长度和速度还要加强，而且还有不少语法小错误呵，英文读后感:老人与海，读后感《英文读后感:老人与海》。自觉要求再读第二遍，值得表扬，继续努力吧！