Ernest Hemingway, "The Old Man and the Sea" - analysis

The first three associations, when we hear the name Hemingway: wine, gun, "man's prose." The last definition is very important, because now in the course of "patsanskaya prose", so Ernest Hemingway - the author is "male". A man always remains a man, even in old age. This is what the American classic "The Old Man and the Sea" tells us about. The analysis of it hastens with all possible agility to appear before the light eyes of the reader of this article.

Plot

The story of the old man Santiago and his fight with the huge fish.

A small village in Cuba. The lucky fisherman was no longer accompanied by luck, he had not known a sweet sense of satisfaction for catching prey for almost three months. The boy was halfway through the disappointment with the boy, Manolin. Then the younger partner was told by his parents that Santiago was no longer friends with fortune and their son was better off looking for another company for hiking in the sea. In addition, you must also feed your family. The boy gave in to the wishes of his parents, although he did not want to leave the old fisherman, he liked him very much.

And then came the day, which, as the old man felt, everything must change. Indeed, it happened: Santiago managed to catch a huge fish on the hook. Man and fish fought for several days, and when the prey was defeated, the old man dragged her home, tied to a boat. But, while they were fighting, the boat was carried away to sea.

On the way home, the old man was already thinking about the profits from selling fish, when he suddenly noticed the fins on the surface of the water.

Attack of the first shark, he repulsed, but when the sea animals attacked the pack, the fisherman no longer sudyzhil. The predators left the boat alone only after they almost completely ate the "reward" of the fisherman (from the fish caught by the elderly person there was only a trophy - a huge skeleton).

The old man did not bring his catch to his village, but he proved his worth as a fisherman. Santiago, of course, was upset and even cried. The first on the beach was met by his faithful companion, Manolin, whom only the parent's order and the need to procure food for his family had torn off the old man. He comforted the old man and said that he would never leave him again and learn much from him and they would catch more fish together.

We hope that the reader will not find the paraphrase offered here incomplete, and if he suddenly asks: "Why is the content of the work (The Old Man and the Sea) short?" "Analysis also requires space, dear reader," we will reply.

That's for such a not very intricate story Ernest Hemingway received in 1953 Pulitzer Prize, and in 1954 - the Nobel Prize in Literature, which marked the entire work of the writer.

Let the reader not be angry for the long prelude to research, but without a story story called "The Old Man and the Sea," the analysis is difficult to carry out, because he must rely on facts that are at least condensed.

Why is the story called "The Old Man and the Sea"?

Hemingway is a wonderful writer. He was able to write a story in such a way that he delighted the specialists and more than one generation of readers, and this is worth a lot. In the work the writer raised the eternal theme of man and elements. "The Old Man and the Sea" (the analysis carried out in this article confirms this conclusion) is a story primarily about the struggle of a decrepit, old man and an eternally young, strong and powerful element. The story is important not only fish, but nature as a whole. It is with her that a person fights and does not lose in this fight.

Why is the old man chosen as the main character?

The study of the book "The Old Man and the Sea" (an analysis of her) presupposes an answer to this, in general, obvious question.

If the fisherman were young, the narrative would not be so dramatic, it would be an action movie, as, for example, "Have and not have" the same author. In the work-laureate, Hemingway managed to squeeze out from the reader a meager male tear (or uncontrollable and loud female sobbing) about the sad fate of the old sea-wolf.

Special techniques Hemingway, immersing the reader in the atmosphere of the story

In the book of the American classic there is no exciting development of events. In the work there is almost no dynamics, but it is full of inner drama. Some might think that Hemingway's story is boring, but it's not at all like that. If the writer did not pay so much attention to detail and so detailed did not paint the tortures of the old man in the sea, then the reader would not have been able to fully experience the sailor's suffering with his own nuts. In other words, if there was not this "viscosity and stickiness" of the text, then "The Old Man and the Sea" (the analysis of the work proves it) was not such a soulful composition.

Old man Santiago and boy Manolin - a history of friendship of two generations

In addition to the main theme in the book written by Ernest Hemingway, there are additional reasons for thinking. One of them is the friendship of an old man and a boy. How touchingly worried Manolin is for Santiago, how he cheers him up during the setbacks. There is an opinion that old people and children get along so well because some have just emerged from oblivion, and others will soon be there. This common homeland, from where some come, and others are about to leave, unites them on an unconsciously-intuitive level.

If we talk specifically about the two heroes, it seems that the boy just feels that the old man is a master of his craft, a wise sailor. Manolin probably believes that he really has a lot to learn, and while he is alive, do not miss this opportunity.

We remain in the story "The Old Man and the Sea" (the analysis of the work is almost over) to consider only the issue of discrimination. He hardly cared Ernest Hemingway, when he wrote a masterpiece, very topical at the moment, but the story of an American writer gives food for thought in this direction.

Discrimination and "The Old Man ..."

At all times, it has been accepted to treat children, the elderly and the disabled with indulgence: some can not do anything else, others are not suitable for something serious already, and the third nature itself is put outside the usual framework.

But it was not at all what Ernest Hemingway thought. "The Old Man and the Sea" (the analysis in the article confirms this) says that all people who have been written off from the accounts of society still have hope for salvation and accomplishment. And children and old people can even join together in an excellent team that is capable of wiping the nose of many.

The experience and old age of the fisherman in the story of the American classic are presented as advantages. And really, imagine, if the fisherman was young and full of energy, then, most likely, he would not have survived the fight with the fish and would have fallen unconscious. Young - yes, the old man - no, never!

Thought a lot about the heroic figure of the fisherman himself Ernest Hemingway. "The Old Man and the Sea" (the analysis confirms this) is a monument to human courage.

"You can destroy a person, but you can not win"

For an old man, this is not just a job. For him, fighting in the sea is a way to prove to himself and the society that he is still in a cage, and therefore has no right to "turn off" because of hunger and thirst, sun and even numbness of limbs, and even more so to die.

Yes, the sailor did not take his fish this time, but he still performed a feat. And we firmly believe that some other old man (not necessarily the conqueror of sea dalas) will certainly have the opportunity to also get even with fate, like his fellow man, and create something outstanding.

A wonderful and popular author Ernest Hemingway. "The Old Man and the Sea" (analysis still can not by its very nature convey all the charm of the work) - a multifaceted and bottomless work.