AbstractTheOldManandtheSea,ErnestHemingway’slastmajorwork,isregardedasthemostimportantworkofHemingway’swritingprincipleandclassicaloneforitsliteraryvalue
Thenovelcanbereadonmorethanonelevelofmeaning,whichcontributestothesuccessofthenovel
Itisanexcitingbuttragicadventurestory
Theapplicationofsymbolismdecidesthecreationofthecharactersinthenovel
Hemingwaydescribesavividimageofthetoughman,Santiago,whohastheunconquerablespiritofman
Italsoexpoundstheattitudeoftheauthorsandthewriting
ThisresearchpaperconcentratesontheheroismofSantiago’smanhoodinthe“TheOldManandTheSea”
Amongthevariousexplanationstothiscenterofinterests,thepapertakesuptheviewthattheprotagonistSantiago’soptimismandunyieldingcharacterafterunendingandinconceivablesufferingsshouldbereallyappreciatedandrespected
Thereaderscancomprehendt