Abstract:Ernest Hemingway is a giant of modern literature. "The Old Man and the sea" is Hemingway's work during his later years, is also one of his most famous novel, which can be considered as his masterpiece. This paper will analysis the symbolism in "The Old Man and The Sea” and explain Hemingway's philosophy of life. The main character Santiago in the novel, although he has not caught any fish for 84 days, he was never disheartened and continued to fishing alone. During the fishing process, Santiago caught a rare big marlin, but experienced a hard struggle in the sea that is symbolizing the cruel society. The old person who contends with the shark has had to lose in this competition and goes back home with big marlin's bone. This reflected Hemingway's philosophy of life: People should be brave when facing tribulations and the destiny, insists to struggle, the significance of life is not based on success or failure, but lies in the process which man dares to struggle. Moreover, dares to challenge the brutal society reality is the performance of love and treasure the life deeply.

摘要:欧内斯特·海明威是现代文学巨匠。《老人与海》是海明威晚年时期的力作，也是他最著名的小说之一，也可称之为他的代表作。论文将通过对小说《老人与海》中象征手法运用的剖析，来解读海明威的人生哲学。小说中的桑提亚哥，他虽然八十四天没有打到一条鱼，但他却没有灰心丧气，而是坚持一个人出海。在这次捕鱼的过程中，他在象征着凶狠残酷的社会的大海中，虽然钓到了一条罕见的大马林鱼，但也因此经历了一场艰苦的斗争。与鲨鱼相抗衡的老人只得输掉了这场比赛，拖着鱼骨回到了家。这反映了海明威的人生哲学：在残酷的社会现实和命运之中，人应该勇敢的面对一切磨难，并坚持斗争到底；人生的意义不在于成败，而在于勇于斗争的过程，同时，勇于与残酷的社会和现实相抗衡。