Abstract Ernest Miller Hemingway was a brilliant American writer in the history of contemporary literature. He wrote a lot of influential novels, such as A Farewell to Arms, Across the River and Into the trees and The Sun Also Rises. Among all his works, The Old Man and the Sea is the most renowned one, considered to be his representative.
This paper is intended to explore the characterization of Santiago, the protagonist in The Old Man and the Sea. The social background and Hemingway’s personal experience help a lot to shape this character, a man with hope for the future and endurance for loneliness. Hemingway’s writing devices like simple language and the application of symbolism also help to bring a more vivid picture of the characteristics of Santiago. The characterization of Santiago gives a lot of enlightenment to the man in modern society: man should fight with all the sufferings to love and cherish life when faced with miserable fate and cruel reality. 29767
Key words: characterization The Old Man and the Sea Santiago
摘 要厄内斯特∙米勒∙海明威是美国现代文学史上上一位才华横溢的作家。他一生创作了许多有影响力的作品，比如《永别了，武器》、《过河入林》和《太阳照常升起》。在他所有的作品当中，《老人与海》是最出名的，被认为是他的代表作。本论文旨在探讨《老人与海》中主人公—圣地亚哥的人物塑造。美国梦的破灭和两次世界大战这一社会背景和海明威个人捕鱼的经历都有助于圣地亚哥这一硬汉人物形象的塑造。同时，海明威的写作风格，比如简练的语言和象征手法的使用等也进一步体现了圣地亚哥对未来充满希望和对孤独非凡的忍耐力这两个方面的性格特点。本文通过对圣地亚哥形象的分析给我们现代人以这样的启示：当面对悲惨的命运和残酷的现实时，人应该同苦难作斗争，热爱和珍惜生命。
毕业论文关键词：人物塑造 《老人与海》 圣地亚哥
Contents
Abstract..i
摘要...ii
Introduction...1
Chapter One Social Background and Hemingway’s Experience in Creating Santiago.3
1.1 The Social Background Information.3
1.2 Hemingway’s Experience..4
Chapter Two Characteristics of Santiago.5
2.1 Hope for the Future...5
2.2 Tolerance to Loneliness in the Long Fighting ..7
Chapter Three Writing Devices in Revealing the Image of Santiago9
3.1 Simplicity of Hemingway’s Language .9
3.2 Symbolism10
Conclusion12
Works Cited..13
On the Characterization of Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea
Introduction
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899-July 2, 1961) was an American writer by job. He once also occupied a journalist. People from all over the world regard him one of the most brilliant and successful novelist of the 20th century. “Time will prove he is the best in his and my periods” (Bloom 5). He is also the spokesman of the “Lost Generation”. Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899 and committed suicide in his own house in Idaho on July 2, 1961. Hemingway gave up higher education after finishing high school and became a journalist for the Kansas City Star. In 1917, he took part in the First World War as soon as the USA joined the war. In 1918, he got wounded as an ambulance driver in Italy. It took him 3 months to recover in the hospital and was awarded a silver medal. In 1937, Hemingway joined in the Spanish Civil War as a journalist. He found that any country involved in a war is a loser and victim because its people will suffer from the war regardless of as a winner or a loser. Based on his experiences of the Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls came out in 1940. Hemingway also took part in the Second World War and was awarded a bronze medal after the war. Hemingway’s life was full of adventures and myths, which brought him a large quantity of materials for his works. 《老人与海》圣地亚哥的人物塑造:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_25140.html