论《老人与海》中的人生哲学_英语论文

On the Life Philosophy in The Old Man and the Sea

摘要

欧内斯特·海明威，“迷惘的一代”的代表人物，是20世纪美国最著名的小说家之一。《老人与海》是其最重要的的作品之一。小说描述了一位老渔夫——桑提亚哥在经历了三天的奋战后终于捕获了一条大马林鱼却在返航途中遭受鲨鱼袭击，但他从来没有放弃，一直保持乐观，迎接自然的挑战。《老人与海》获得的巨大成功更是让“硬汉”形象得以升华，并影响着文学界与世人。

本课题试图分析海明威的人生哲学在该小说中的体现。主要包括四个章节：第一章简要介绍了作者海明威以及作品的主要内容；第二章分析了小说主人公桑提亚哥的人物形象；第三章探讨了作者人生哲学在桑提亚哥形象中的体现；第四章指出这种人生哲学所具有的现实意义，即人生的意义不在于成功或是失败，而在于永不言败的斗争精神。希望本文能为读者更好地理解原著及作者提供一个有效的途径。

关键词:《老人与海》；桑提亚哥；海明威；人生哲学

Abstract

Ernest Hemingway, a representative of “The Lost Generation”, is considered to be one of the most famous American novelists in the 20th century. The Old Man and the Sea is one of his most important works which tells a story of an old fisherman, Santiago, who caught a huge marlin after three days’ struggle and then was attacked by sharks on the way back home. But he never gave up and remained cheerful to the challenge of the great force of nature. The great success of this novel enlightened the notion of “code hero” and influenced literary circle and people all over the world. 

This thesis probes to analyze Hemingway’s philosophy of life reflected in this novel. It mainly includes four chapters. The first chapter briefly introduces the author and the book. The second chapter analyzes the characterization of the protagonist Santiago. The third chapter explores the author’s philosophy of life reflected in Santiago. And the last chapter points out the significance of Hemingway’s philosophy of life: the meaning of life does not lie in a person’s success or failure, but in the struggle itself. It is hoped that through this thesis readers can have a better understanding of the novel and the author.

Key words:  The Old Man and the Sea  Santiago  Hemingway  life philosophy