1、The Old Man and SeaThe Old Man and SeaReading Report湖南师范大学姓名1 ontents1234Author introduceStory abstractCharacter analysisOur conclusion22023-5-12PartONE32023-5-12 Ernest Miller Hemingway(July 21-July 2,1961)wan an American writer and journalist.He was part of the 1920s expatriatecommunity in Paris,a
2、nd one of the veterans of World War I later knows“the Lost Generation.”He receive the Pilitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea,and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954Ernest Miller HemingwayErnest Miller HemingwayAuthor introduce1Part42023-5-12PartTWO52023-5-12Story Abstract2Part Santiago
3、,an old,Cuban fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish.Santiago believes one day he will begin to catch fish again and that he is just going through an unlucky time.Santiago has an apprentice called Manolin.He adores the old man but his parents tell him he must stop fishing with Santi
4、ago62023-5-12Story Abstract2Part On the 85th day that Santiago takes his boat out much farther into sea than usual.At noon,a big fish takes the bait.The old man expertly hookshe fish,but cannot pull it in.Instead,the fish begins to pull the boat.On the third day,the fish begins to circle the skiff,a
5、nd the old man uses all the strength he had left to kill the big fish.He did it.72023-5-12Story Abstract2Partdoesnt mean the lucky comes back.Add Marlin drew blood a shark in the ocean,they tried to snatch the marlin meat,although the old fisherman tried to kill a lot of sharks,but Marlin meat was e
6、ventually encroach upon a light,when he returned home,marlin,leaving a skeleton.82023-5-12Story Abstract2Part Up the road,in his shack,the old man was sleeping again.He was still sleeping on his face and the boy was sitting by him watching him.The old man was dreaming about the liond.92023-5-12PartT
7、HREE102023-5-12Character analysis3Partcatch a giant marlin:courageous endurable fight with a shark:determined struggle optimisticbring the marlins skeleton:powerful indomitable unyielding attitude towards nature:love and respect The Old Man:Santiago-Code Hero”a man canbedestroyed but not defeated”An
8、 analysis of the character of the image 112023-5-12Character analysis3PartAn analysis of the character of the image evil our survival environmentachievement dreamskind sympatheticpower couragethe little boythe giant marlin:the sharkthe sea:the lion:the sea:122023-5-12 Character analysis3Partsentence
9、 1“But man is not made for defeat,”he said,“a man can be destroyed but not defeated”.Undeniably,as long as the person who will be flawed.When a person admits that this flaw and try to defeat it rather than succumb to it,no matter finally caught a full or an empty skeleton Marlins,because this is a s
10、piritual victory.A real stronger always have staunch faith to challenge difficulties which are inevitable in our life,so we are supposed to be brave to have a fight with failure by our actions,and we will win if we try to do it.132023-5-12 Character analysis3Partsentence 2“Fish,”he said,“I love you
11、and respect you very much.But I will kill you dead before this day ends”This sentence makes us feel quite a lot.The fish is enemy to the old man,however he said“I love you”,it shows the old man is a person who be perfectly open in all his actions and strive for excellence,he can respect and even lov
12、e his rival.But,some people can use unscrupulous divisive tactics to defeat rival for benefits in today,such as the review of scholarship,professional evaluation and company promotion and so on.142023-5-12 Character analysis3Partsentence 3“Fish,”he said,“I love you and respect you very much.But I wi
13、ll kill you dead before this day ends”This sentence makes us feel quite a lot.The fish is enemy to the old man,however he said“I love you”,it shows the old man is a person who be perfectly open in all his actions and strive for excellence,he can respect and even love his rival.But,some people can us
14、e unscrupulous divisive tactics to defeat rival for benefits in today,such as the review of scholarship,professional evaluation and company promotion and so on.152023-5-12 Character analysis3Partsentence 3 But,he thought,I keep them with precision.Only i have no luck any more.But who knows?Maybe tod
15、ay.Every day is a new day.It is better to be lucky.But i would rather be exact.Then when luck comes you are ready.This paragraph explains the old man is still very optimistic,and preparing for the success.In life,no matter what difficulties you should have an optimistic heart.In the face of everythi
16、ng,you should dowhat you should do,and whether successful or failure,please dont complain,because success belongs to the prepared mind.Success is being you,the very best you that you can be.When in difficulty,optimistic attitude and persistent courage will become a powerful arm to overcome it.162023
17、-5-12 Character analysis3Partsentence 4 You should have brought many things,he thought.But you did not bring them,old man.Now is no time to think of what you do not have.Think of what you can do with what there is.In face of difficulty that old man very calm calm,has determined not to give up belief
18、.So when problems in life,we shouldnt complain,but to face it actively.When a man is only wise,we must be more carefully study and use of wisdom，rather than doing something thats not job-related.At the same time,it also tells us a truth,we have to face the reality,hard struggle,and never give up.As
19、the old saying goes,where theres a will,theres a way.172023-5-12PartFOUR182023-5-12Our Conclusion4Part All in all,what difficulties we encountered we should face with confidence,persist in the end,and never retreat.we give thanks to the book,for which we have learned so much,thank it for us to understand so many reasons,for it let us know our shortcomings and correct their shortcomings in time,so we became a socially useful people.192023-5-12THANKS202023-5-12
