Themes
War killed human’s life, damaged spirits, destroyed love. Anti-war idea Feelings of loneliness, hopelessness State of being lost Irony of war
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Protagonists: Frederic Henry & Catherine Barkley
A Farewell To Arms
Genre: anti-war novel, love story of the war Point of View: Henry narrates the story in the first person. Setting: during World War I Place: Italy
Ernest Hemingway
1899---1961
Generation What？ ？
• Lost Generation （1920’s,between WWⅠ& WWⅡ） Ⅰ Ⅱ • Greatest Generation（Great Depression & World
War Ⅱ）
• the Silent Generation（Mc Carthy era） ） • the Beat Generation（cautious, unimaginative,
About the Title
No man is an island----John
No man is an island --John Donne No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Plot Summary: Summary:
Frederic Henry: Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver, then a lieutenant serving in the Italian army during World War I Catherine Barkley: an English nurse sent to a hospital in Milan. …… After Henry’ recovery, they fall in love witThe Sea
Plot Summary:
• Santiago was an old man who fished alone the sea for 84 days without taking a fish. In the first 40 years a boy named Manolin had been with him. But the boy’s parents told him to go into another boat which caught 3 good fish the first week. But the old man didn’t give up, and on the 85th day, he hooked a gigantic marlin(马林鱼 The marlin 马林鱼). 马林鱼 was so big that the old man struggled with it for 2 days and 2 nights. Finally Santiago straps the marlin to the side of his boat and heads home.
The Old Man and The Sea
Characters: • Santiago: an old Cuban fisherman. He knows well the sea and its creatures. However, he refuses to yield to old age and bad luck and continues to go out in his skiff, if only to prove that he can still reel in a big one. • Manolin: a boy who loves the old man and never loses his faith in him.
indifferent, unadventurous and silent） ）
• Baby Boom Generation（1946-1964） ） • Millennial Generation（come of age since2000） ） • Generation O （Obama ）
Main Works
A man may be destroyed, but not defeated.
——Ernest Hemingway
《老人与海》原型人物佛恩特斯 老人与海》
《老人与海》一 老人与海》 书中的主人翁 Santiago， Santiago，据说 灵感即是得自好 友佛恩特斯。 友佛恩特斯。佛 恩特斯被认为是 书中主角“ 书中主角“老 2002年以 人”，2002年以 104岁高龄辞世 岁高龄辞世。 104岁高龄辞世。
The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
• Type of Work: a short novel • Settings: in a small village of Cuba, at sea, Santiago, who is fishing for fish in the Gulf of Mexico. • Point of View: in third-person point of view
Works Published After Death
• • • • 1964 1970 1986 1999 A Moveable Feast 《流动的盛宴》 流动的盛宴》 Island in the Stream《海流中的岛屿》 《海流中的岛屿》 The Dangerous Summer《危险的夏天》 《危险的夏天》 True at First Light 《曙光示真 曙光示真》
• 1923 Three Stories and Ten Pomes《三个故事 《 和十首诗》 和十首诗》 • 1924 In Our Time 《在我们的时代里》 在我们的时代里》 • 1926 The Sun Also Rises 《太阳照常升起》 太阳照常升起》 • 1927 Men Without Women 《没有女人的男人》 没有女人的男人》 • 1929 A Farewell To Arms 《永别了，武器》 永别了，武器》 • 1932 Death in The Afternoon 《死在午后》 死在午后》 • 1933 Winner Take Nothing 《胜者无所获》 胜者无所获》
Themes
• Although the old man seemingly fails because sharks steal his fish, but he has actually triumphed in spite of his loss. Santiago fights with dignity -- first to land the marlin, then to protect his fish from the sharks -- successfully fighting the timeless battle of man vs. fate
sea Santiago Man boy marlin sharks Nature
Symbols
• Santiago: Human’ power • lions: Youth, courage, power, the promise of a better future. • Manolin: Faith, hope, love, loyalty. • marlin: Noble foe. • sea: Indifferent nature; complicated social life; the universe. • sharks: Cruel changes of life; evil • Santiago's struggle against the marlin and the sea: the struggle of every human being against nature
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Themes
• • • • • Courage, endurance, perseverance Suffering Strength and skill Friendship Pride as the source of greatness and determination • The honor in struggle, defeat, and death • Unseen Heroism