整个故事情节中,《老人与海》有很多象征意义。大多数象征象征发生在老人实际上在海洋中时,但在他出海前在岛上时也存在一些象征意义。
The young boy, whom the old man taught to fish, symbolizes hope and joy for the old man. They had a strong friendship between the two of them because of this. ?The old man had taught the boy to fish, and the boy loved him.' (10). Another thing that symbolizes hope for the old man is his love for baseball. When he is out on the ocean by himself, he thinks about baseball and it raises his spirits and gives him hope. (68)
The ocean itself plays a huge symbolic role in the book as well. There are many times where the old man would refer to the ocean as a women. ?But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a women, he though.' (30)
海洋也使这位老人充满了渴望。那是老人急切想要的东西,因为他在旅途即将结束时变得如此脱水,需要水,但由于是盐水,他什么也没喝。就像俗话说“到处都是水,但不能喝一滴水”。
另一个具有重大象征价值的物品是老人抓住的那条大鱼。鱼本身象征着每个人都必须经历的艰苦奋斗。鱼抓住了老人的全部力量和智慧。由于他的坚持不懈,他胜过了捕获和保护鱼类的任务。这与一个人努力工作以完成生活中的任务,然后尽一切必要的努力来保护自己辛勤工作后所采取的行动相同。鱼象征着老人的理想对手。在这个世界里
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