The Analysis of Hemingway and His Tough Man Spirits

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10.2991/icassee-19.2019.105How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Hemingway; fame; toughness; spirits; perseverance

Abstract

Ernest Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899. He is an American writer and reporter who was considered one of the most well-known novelists of the twentieth century. Many films have made use of the famous novel — "The Old Man and the Sea", which have attracted increasing number of people to see. The novel told a story of a lonely and old Cuba fisherman named Santiago. No fish was caught in eighty-four days, and under this circumstance, he didn't give up but sailed to the gulf of Mexico where few people would go. Eventually on the 85th day, an eighteen-foot-long marlin fish was caught. After two night's struggling, tired Santiago finally ran out of all his strength and surrendered. But, on the way back, a large group of hungry sharks followed the trail of the blood to try to swallow the marlin fish. Out of question, he struggled with the sharks. However, when he got back to the shore, only the bones were left. In spite of the fact that Santiago lost his quarry, he had the spiritual victory, which showed the profound meaning of tough man spirit in America in 1920s through the fisherman's fishing experience. The main character struggled against the destiny with strong and tough perseverance, confronted with the truth with bravery. On a larger sense, under the weighty force, he still kept graceful bearings and continued to live in emptiness with great courage and tenacity, maintaining human being's dignity. As the famous saying goes, "One can be eliminated but cannot be defeated" is the concentration of tough man spirits.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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