AbstractTheOldManandtheSea,ErnestHemingway’slastmajorwork,isregardedasthemostimportantworkofHemingway’swritingprincipleandclassicaloneforitsliteraryvalue.Thenovelcanbereadonmorethanonelevelofmeaning,whichcontributestothesuccessofthenovel.Itisanexcitingbuttragicadventurestory.Theapplicationofsymbolismdecidesthecreationofthecharactersinthenovel.Hemingwaydescribesavividimageofthetoughman,Santiago,whohastheunconquerablespiritofman.Italsoexpoundstheattitudeoftheauthorsandthewriting.ThisresearchpaperconcentratesontheheroismofSantiago’smanhoodinthe“TheOldManandTheSea”.Amongthevariousexplanationstothiscenterofinterests,thepapertakesuptheviewthattheprotagonistSantiago’soptimismandunyieldingcharacterafterunendingandinconceivablesufferingsshouldbereallyappreciatedandrespected.ThereaderscancomprehendthepreferablenovelandexcavatetheinnerworldandfeelingsofHemingway.Tosupportthisthesis,thepaperisdevelopedintofourmajorparts.ThefirstpartfocusesonintroductionaboutHemingway’slifeandthestorybackground.ThesecondpartpresentsSantiago’smanhoodbyanalysisofhischaracterandspirits.Thethirdpartpicturestheconnotationimpliedintheoldman—mancanbedefeatedbutsuchdefeatcanbeturnedintospiritualvictory.ThefourthpartisaboutSpiritConnectedwiththeAuthor’sLife.Keywords:Santiago,Manhood,Connotation,Character,Unconquerablespirit,Religioussignificance,摘要《老人与海》是美国作家欧内斯特•海明威后期的一部重要作品。这部作品充分体现了作者的创作原则，成为一部在世界文学史上有着重要价值而为人们珍视的经典著作。这篇小说蕴含着不止一层意义，这也是促成这部小说成功的关键。这是一个激动人心的带有悲剧性的冒险故事。故事通过象征手法的运用，决定着小说人物个性的创造。海明威描述了一个硬汉的形象，桑地亚哥，他具有不可征服的精神力量。本文主要解读圣地亚哥的英汉形象，具体分析其人物性格和精神使读者们可以更好的理解作品的完美无缺和挖掘海明威的内心世界和感受。关键词：圣地亚哥，硬汉形象，隐含意义，性格特点，不可战胜的精神力量，宗教意义，Figureanalysisoftheoldmanandthesea—manhoodofSantiago1.Introduction1.1Hemingway’slifeandliterarycareerRegardedasagiantbothinAmericanliteratureandtheworldliterature,ErnestHemingwaywasbornonJuly21,1898,atOakPark,Illinois.Inthechildhood,influencedbyhisfather,Hemingwaywasinterestedinmusic,pictures,hunting,fishingandthelike.Hisvarietyofinterest,especiallytheloveoffishingextremelyaffectedallhislifeandhedrewmuchwritinginspirationfromhisfishingexperience.Takingadventuresalsoplaysavitalroleinhislifeandforthereasonthatheexperiencedthetwoworldwars.Asanoticeablerepresentativeofthe“LostGeneration”,Hemingwaypublishedthebooksofthissort,TheSunAlsoRisesattheageof26.Becausethebookchieflydealswiththelivingattitudeofthepost-wargeneration,especiallythelivesofthosewoundedsoldiersandthelonelinessanddisillusionmentofthemodernpeoplewhoseidealwasshatteredatthetimewhen“Godisdead”,theythoughtlifewasnothingandmeaningless.Inthiscase,HemingwaybecamethespokespersonfortheTheLostGeneration.Actuallytheparableofaman’sstruggleagainstthenature,TheOldManandTheSeawaspublishedin1952.Acknowledgedashisbestworks,thenovelreinvigoratedHemingway’sliteraryreputationaftertheviolentattacks，hereceivedfromAcrosstheRiverandIntotheTress.Thepositivereactionthatfollowedthenovelincludedpraisenotonlyfromthereviewersbutalsofromaboardspectrumofthemass,fromordinaryreaderstofellowmenofletters.ThepublishingofthisworkshowedthatHemingwayhadshownhecouldstilla...
