Key words: Hemingway; The Old Man and the Sea; philosophy of the life; symbolism; iceberg theory
Contents
Introduction…………………………………..…………….1
1. Hemingway’s Life and literary creation…………………………….1
1.1 Plot Summary……………………………………………….….….1
1.2 The Social Background ………………………………………...….3
2. Hemingway’s Philosophy of Life Reflected in the Novel……4
2.1 Reflected by the Old Man………………………………………….4
2.2 Reflected by the Symbols in the Novel…………………………….7
2.2.1 Santiago as Symbol…………………………………………………………….7
2.2.2 The Sea as Symbol……………………………………………………….…….8
2.2.3 Marlin as a Symbol…………………………………………………….………9
2.2.4 Shark as a Symbol…………………………………………………………….9
2.2.5 Manolin as Symbol……………………………………………………………10
3. Hemingway’s Philosophy of Life Reflected in the writing style………….……………………………………………………..10
3.1 The background of creating the iceberg style……………………10
3.2 The iceberg style in the Old Man and the Sea…………………….11
Conclusion…………………………………………………………15
Bibliography……………………………………………………….17
