老人与海读后感 英文版(The Old Man and the Sea)

第一篇：老人与海读后感 英文版(The Old Man and the Sea)

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 which1

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.3

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.5

第二篇：《老人与海》英文读后感

this year summer vacation, i read the american well-known writer hemingway's novel “ old person and sea ”.i extremely admire in the novel the senior fisherman's will, he let me understand one person certainly must have relentless spirit, only then could obtain successfully.the novel description is one year near sixty years of age senior fisherman, when alone goes to sea in one fishing, fished one big fish, actually did not pull.the senior fisherman socialized several days after the fish, only then discovered this was the big marlin which one surpassed the oneself fishing boat several fold, although knew perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not give up.afterwards and further because in the big marlin wound fish fishy smell brought in several crowds of shark fish snatches the food, but the old person still did not hope like this to give up, finally highlighted encircles tightly, returned to the big fish belt the fishing port, lets other fishermen not admire already.when i read “ the senior fisherman think: here to the seacoast really was too near, perhaps could have a bigger fish in a farther place...” when, i extremely admire this senior fisherman, because he by now already projected on some fish, but he had not settled to the present situation, but was approaches the bigger goal advance.again has a look us, usually meets one slightly is difficult, we all complain incessantly.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...” when, my heart also liked together the big stone falls.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.

第三篇：老人与海英文读后感

the novel describes is nearly 60 year, when the fisherman fishing, senior alone in a big fish, actually not pull.senior fisherman socialization, after a fish that this is a big marlin, beyond your fishing several folding, though clearly hard to win, but don't give up.later in the big marlin wound bring some of the fish suspicious of sharks smell groups, but the old man still snatch food hope not give up, and finally emphasizes surround close, returned to the big fish, let the other fisherman fishing is admired.when i read the “senior fisherman thought: here's coast is really too close, maybe there will be a bigger fish in further...” i appreciate this senior fishermen, because now he has cast in some fish, but he still was not solved, the present situation, but very close to goals.look, we often encounter a slightly is difficult, we are complaining nonstop.in the future, we will be the motherland, so it should be the old ideas, will be more lofty aspiration, for a better, more goals.when i read “the big marlin began to rapidly around the young fishing boats, cable suspension of mast twisting, old man exalted to the right hand of gangcha, leapt high flash, and the maximum throw it to heart, wail over fish, it is the life of the static static float on water......” i also like the stone falls in together.i appreciate the old man do not fear, unremitting spirit power, although know this game is very strong, but he isn't popular flinches slightly, but more intractable.just because of this spirit, to finish the senior fishermen life and death of the competition.we must also learn advanced fisherman's spiritual life, do not fear the difficulty, the only thing that can succeed.reading the big fish smells blood is the crowd, sharks swam grab food, the old man left, he can just twitching, with a stick with your right hand, mouth are permitted use of weapons to attack and defend the expelled the sharks.but the big fish eat meat has a most, but also his left hand charmingly criticized the work time is actually "time, i also subject to old optimism.in our life, some losses are inevitable, we should take an optimistic attitude toward to compute.finally, through a youth novel looked for 18 feet of senior fishermen, describe the marlins up the fish hugeness, explained the senior fisherman is not difficult, more common.the novel extol spirit senior fisherman fear hard and dangerous to fight, we will not like him, who can't satisfy the present situation, should actively, do anything is relentless, difficulty, may be welcome difficult never stop halfway.only in this way can we achieve greater success and victory.

第四篇：老人与海英文读后感

The old man and the sea: prove of self-worth This book is the famous American writer Hemingway's masterpiece.This book tells the story of a fisherman.In Cuba, an old man called Santiago for eighty-four days did not catch fish, at last he caught a big marlin, but this fish is too big, his boat dragged on for three days exhausted in the sea, was killed by him tied to the side of the boat.On the way home, he was attacked by a shark, and finally returned to harbor only with the fish tail and a spine.During the days that the old Santiago put out to sea, his great friends waiting faithfully by the sea, with full confidence to meet his return.In the middle of the book, the author used a lot of space to describe the fish and the old man's feelings about the fish and the ocean, all reflect the old man's pursuit and love of a better life.The fishing process was so difficult, so it took courage and indomitable spirit, when he was exhausted, he would have to face a new struggle, and the struggle came to the old man one after another, finally the old man used wisdom and courage to repel each other.Life should always be full of hope and courage, seriously treat each encounter, and finally reap a reward of our own life.Behind Hemingway's profound and subtle description, we often can feel a sense of emptiness, loneliness, longing for identity and self fulfillment.Behind Hemingway's real and profound description and ingenious story and fate, always reflect a truth: a life of loneliness and any kind of self realization of escape behavior, ultimately in vain.Don't let it happen before you regret it.We are the bearers of our hearts and the keepers of our energy.Without love, any kind of self will lead to tragedy.In this seemingly ordinary life, everything seemed to be not worth mentioning, our problem is not how to seek solace in solitude, but how to face our own truth, understand our true existence, it will not be lost.In all behind, hid mystery and endless beauty, this is the most simple and rich life.But overall, the topic of this book is a “tough guy” spirit, he does not succumb to fate, no matter how extremely hard and bitter environment, he oppose life with his own courage, perseverance and wisdom.Such an image of Santiago is a perfect expression of what the author said: “Man is not made for defeat.A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

第五篇：老人与海英文读后感

Reading Report of The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea was written by an American writer named Ernest Hemingway.It has been translated into tens of languages, and the writer was so proud of his work.Santiago, the hero of the story, had gone eighty-four days without taking a fish back.At first, a boy named Manolion had been with him, but Santiago couldn’t catch even one fish.The boy had gone at his parents’ orders in a lucky boat which caught three good fish the first week, and the couple thought that it was definitely and finally bad to let their boy stay with the old fisherman.On Santiago’s eighty-fifth day of fishing, he went out alone, leaving the smell of the land behind and rowing out into the clean early morning smell of ocean.To his surprise, he caught a tuna which he had never seen before and it was hard to believe that the tuna was bigger than his boat.Later, the blood from the tuna left a trail for all sharks as wide as a highway, so fighting against sharks was unavoidable.The result was that sharks ate up all the meat of the tuna and Santiago only brought the tuna skeleton back.He was so tired that he slept deeply as soon as he got home, dreaming of lions.In this story, Santiago was an old and poor widow though he was good at fishing and had so much valuable experience.He only lived on fishing all his life.At long last, he just brought the skeleton back, you may think such a fisherman should be a loser, but this result didn’t mean failing.On the contrary, Hemingway used the skeleton which was the pillar of spirit to strengthen the meaning of the old man’s life.Santiago was described as a perfect person who never gave up.The boy named Manolion appeared in the beginning and at the end.Even during Santiago’s voyage, he always came to the poor old man’s mind.He was the only person who cared Santiago sincerely, trust Santiago absolutely, and the young boy wanted to be an inheritor of Santiago’s career.Hemingway not only told us the experience of fishing should be spread from generation to generation, but also expected us to admire, to learn from and to carry on the spirit of Santiago.The appearance of Manilion was not by chance, which was arranged by Hemingway.During Santiago’s long voyage, how much he wished the boy could have been with him to drive his loneliness away.Youth is the symbol of energy and hope.Even an old man can be young inside.Lions appeared several times in Santiago’s dreams for they were living in his heart, which showed the spirit of Santiago would never be low.The coming of the sharks could not be avoided.They can be thought as attack which can swallow your success and happiness.The story tells me to face the problems happened in my life with a heart as wide as ocean.Though the old man was lonely, he was a traveler who walked on the road of realizing his ideals.But he was not alone at the moment, for his will was so firm.The Old Man and the Sea has won the Nobel Prize at last, which is a comfort to the writer.本文版权归曼界森英书下载网及英文电子书下载网共同所有