•HemingwayandtheBackgroundofTheOldManandtheSea•Storylineanalysis•Themeandsymbolicsignificance•Languagestyleandwritingskills•Theinfluenceandevaluationofworks•Reflectionquestionsanddiscussionpoints01HemingwayandtheBackgroundofTheOldManandtheSeaHemingway'sLifeandInfluence•Summary:ErnestHemingway'slifewasmarketedbyhisexperiencesinWorldWarIandII,histimespentinCubaandKeyWest,andhispassageforhunting,fishing,andbullfillingHiswritingstyle,knownforitssimplicityanddirectness,influencednumericalwritersHemingway'sLifeandInfluenceDetailsBornin1899inIllinois,HemingwaymovedtoChicagoandthentoKansasCityasachildHeservedasanimbalancedriverinWorldWarI,witnessingtheerrorsofwarHemingway'sLifeandInfluenceAfterthewar,hewasareporterforthe_KansasCityStar_Andthenaforeigncorrespondingfor_TorontoStar_InEuropeHisexperiencesinthe1920sinParis,knownasthe"LostGeneration,"wereformativeHisfirstwifeHadleyandsonwerepresentatthebirthofhissecondson,JackTheCreativeBackgroundandStoryOverviewof"TheOldManandtheSea"•Summary:"TheOldManandtheSea"isashortnovelthattellsthestoryofanoldCubanfisherman'sbattleagainstamarlinItwaswrittenin1951andpublishedin1952TheCreativeBackgroundandStoryOverviewof"TheOldManandtheSea"DetailsHemingwayhadbeenlivinginCubasincethe1930sandhadacloserelationshipwiththecountryTheCreativeBackgroundandStoryOverviewof"TheOldManandtheSea"ThestoryissetintheGulfStreamoffthecoastofCubaTheoldman,Santiago,embodiesthethemeoftheinvinciblehumanspiritThefish,Marlin,isasymbolofnature'spowerandSantiago'swilltoovercomeitThesharksreportsociety'sdifferentiationtotheindividual'sstruggle02StorylineanalysisThelifeandpersonalitytraitsoftheelderlyLiveatoughlifeTheoldmanhasexperiencedmanyhardshipsanddifferencesinlife,facingthechallengesoftheseaandthedifferencesoffishingStrongwilledandstubbornHeisdeterminedandstubborn,nevergivinguponhisgoals,evenwhenfacedwithsemanticallyinsolvableobjectsTheStrugglebetweentheOldManandtheFishFiercebattleSymbolicpresentationTheoldmanandthefishThetoughbetweentheoldmanandthefishreportsthechallengesandtoughwefaceinlife,showingthatpersistenceanddeterminationarekeytoovercomingdifficultiesengagementinafieldbattle,withtheoldmanstrugglingtolandthefishwhileitpullshimthroughtheseaVSTherelationshipbetweentheelderlyandboysTeachingandlearningTheoldmanteacherstheboyaboutfishingandlife,passingonhisknowledgeandwisdomtothenextgenerationDeepinspectTheboyhasdeepinspectfortheoldman,learningfromhisexperiencesandadmittinghisstrengthandresilience03ThemeandsymbolicsignificanceTheme:TheStrugglebetweenManandNature•ThestoryfocusesonSantiago'sreluctantlystruggledagainstthevastandpowerfulocean,symbolizinghisbattleagainsttheforcesofnatureSymbols:Elderlyperson,fish,ocean,etcTheelderlypersonreportsthewisdomandresiliencethatcomeswithage,aswellasthedifferenceandpricethatshouldbesupportedbyolderpeopleThefishisasymboloftheultimatechallengeandatestofhumanwillanddetermination,representingtheultimategoalthathumanforcesforTheoceanreportsthevastandunpredictableforcesofnature,aswellastheunknownchallengesandpossibilitiesthatlieaheadinlifeThesesymbolsareusedtodiscoverdeepermeaningsandexplorewiderthemesinthestory,makingitmoreprofoundandthought-provoking04LanguagestyleandwritingskillsHemingway'sLanguageStyleSimple,consensuslanguage01ErnestHemingway'swritingstyleisknownforitssimplicityandconsistency,avoidingflorallanguageandcompl...
