Talk about how the old fisherman Santiago overcomes loneliness

1. "Tough guy" characteristics

Santiago is an "old man who is alone in the Gulf Stream" and "a fishy old man". He used to be a sailor when he was young, but now he is old, but he is still the "best fisherman" in this area. Especially those eyes, which are "as blue as the sea" and appear full of life. The old man is alone, and his wife has been dead for many years. He has no house and only lives in a shabby shack. The only person he associates with is a boy named Manolin, who had learned fishing from him before and had feelings for him.

In this part, the author briefly outlines the old man's life experience, experience, appearance and the "typical environment" in which he lives, making the necessary foreshadowing and preparation for the subsequent text to truly unfold the old man's typical tough guy character.

However, in one part, the first characteristic of the old man's tough guy character was initially revealed: that is, facing setbacks, he is not discouraged and full of confidence. The old man was an excellent fisherman, but due to bad luck, he He went to sea for eighty-four consecutive days without catching a single fish. Not only did his peers neglect him, but his only companion was forced to obey his father's orders and board another boat. However, under the weight of this long-term setback, he could not Just be discouraged and never give in to bad luck. "His hope and his confidence never faded." This time he set sail again. Before setting off, the old man predicted to the child: "Eighty-five is a lucky number." "Did you see that I caught a fish that weighed more than a thousand pounds with its legs removed?"

Sure enough, , on this afternoon, he caught an eighteen-foot-long, fifteen-hundred-pound marlin. The third part of the novel records the whole process of the old man catching it, and thus shows the old man's tough guy character. Another characteristic: facing strong enemies, having the courage to fight and perseverance. In order to conquer this huge marlin, the old man spent two whole days and nights. The big fish is also a hero among fishes. It was not willing to be easily captured. It dragged the boat and swam on the sea for two nights and one day, struggling and jumping from time to time to torture the old man. The old man was exhausted by the big fish and was dragged across several times. But he still struggled and persevered and never thought of giving up. He overcame all kinds of unimaginable hardships: when he was thirsty, he drank two mouthfuls of raw water, and when he was hungry, he ate raw fish without salt. I didn't get a good night's sleep for two days and nights. When I was sleepy, I just took a nap. When my hands cramped, I gritted my teeth and straightened my teeth. When my brain was numb, I put my hands into the sea water to refresh myself. It was with this kind of perseverance and tenacity that the old man finally subdued this unruly big fish that was two meters longer than the old man's boat and won the final victory in this battle. From this we can see how huge and valuable the energy tapped from the belief in victory is! In this battle that lasted two nights and one day, the old man exerted his great endurance, willpower and endurance to the extreme!

But the old man Santiago had gone too far, and the fish was too big to be loaded into the boat, so he had to tie it to the outside of the boat. On the way back, the bloody smell of the marlin attracted swarms of sharks. The appearance of the shark is another test for the old man. It allows the old man to accept the baptism of quenching again, and thus begins to push the story to a real climax. In this last part of the novel, the novel records the process of the old man fighting the shark bravely, and shows Another characteristic of the old man's tough-guy character: in the face of danger, he attacks bravely, is not afraid of failure, and never admits defeat. The old man, whose precision was exhausted, had not had time to fully enjoy the joy of harvest, and soon encountered a greater and more terrifying danger. One, two, and groups of sharks rushed up to seize the prey beside his boat. The old man was not afraid in the face of danger, he plucked up his energy again, and launched a fierce and desperate battle with the murderous shark. He successively used harpoon, knife, oar handle and club to hit, killing and repelling many sharks. But the sharks also took advantage of this and ate up the more than 1,500 pounds of marlin, leaving only an empty skeleton. This is truly a thrilling and spectacular description. Here, the old man's tough guy character is further demonstrated. The writer used the touchstone of misfortune to once again test the old man's tough guy and heroic qualities. Look at him, facing the dangerous enemy, he did not retreat at all, but attacked actively and bravely, and maintained his high fighting spirit to the end. Although in terms of material gains and losses, the old man failed. He threw away the meat of the big fish he had caught with so much hard work in exchange for food and clothing for the winter. But mentally, the old man is a winner. With his tired and old body, he defeated many ferocious sharks and absolutely overwhelmed them mentally. In his opinion, as long as he has a powerful weapon, sharks are nothing.

So he will explore the reasons like this: "What defeated you?" "It's nothing, I went too far." Then he will boldly declare: "Man is not born to be defeated." "People can be eliminated, but they will not be defeated." In this sense, the old man will never be defeated, he will always be a spiritual victory. The strong and the strong will never admit defeat.

Finally, the author ends the article with a hopeful coda: "In the shack on the other side of the road, the old man fell asleep again. He was still lying face down, with the child sitting beside him, Guarding him, the old man is dreaming of a lion."

Heigezi pointed out: "The more conflicts there are, the more difficult the environment is, and the more destructive the contradictions are, but the soul can still maintain its own character, and it will be better. The tough character of the old man is revealed in a series of thrilling and intense conflicts such as "going to sea under setbacks - bravely catching big fish - outsmarting sharks - tragic return". . Look at him, no matter what kind of setbacks and failures he faces, how powerful and dangerous the enemy is, he can always maintain his human dignity and strong fighting spirit. He always has the kind of strong man who is tenacious, persevering, brave and never admits defeat. Style and tough guy character, isn't this the ideal character and spirit that human beings should have?