Ernest_Hemingway海明威生平英文简介ppt

Life



After the war, he still worked as a reporter. He was sent to Paris and knew Pound, Gertrude Stein, Sherwood Anderson and some other famous writers who encouraged him to write. He also worked as a war reporter in the Spanish Civil War and the WWII. He is a tough guy with rather masculine manner. In all his life, he loved tough games, such as boxing, hunting, deepsea fishing, bullfight and so on. He was injured many times. In all the operations, 237 steel fragments were taken out from Hemingway’s body. He also suffered 3 car accidents and 2 air crushes. He was admired as a hero by lots of people and his life style was imitated. (9)In 1961, Hemingway shot himself with gun in his home.
Works (also see reference to the handout)

(4)"The Old Man and the Sea” 1952 (In 1954, Hemingway got the Nobel Prize)
a
quite special novel in all his novels symbolism
Basic Content ·Plot
Rising Action After eightyfour successive days without catching a fish, Santiago promises Manolin that he will go “far out” into the sea. Climax Santiago conquers the marlin. On the way back, he encounters the sharks and struggles with them. Falling Action Sharks destroy the marlin. Santiago arrives home only with the marlin’s skeleton.

the relationship between Santiago and the marlin (or the sea)
endurance, determination, confidence, bravery, knowledgeabl e…
Code Hero (Tough Guy)
“A man who lives correctly, following the ideal of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful.” ------by Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
1899 -1961
Life born in a small town called Oak Park in Illinois near Chicago father: a successful physician, middle class, love fishing and hunting; mother: music teacher a happy childhood; a lover of brutal sports, such as boxing and football in middle school Though his father hoped him to be a physician, Hemingway refused to enter university. He chose to be a reporter. During the WWI, he wanted to join the army but was refused because of his poor eyesight. Then Hemingway came to Italy to work as an ambulance driver. He was seriously wounded in the battlefield. The nightmarish war experience changed his life.
the spirit of code hero
Endurance: to accept pain, even loss Pride: of knowing that one has done one’s best Courage: act truly according to one’s own nature Will: to face defeat or victory He is a man of action but not a thinker.

Santiago – mankind; sea – nature and environment; marlin – purpose of life; shark – the evil force which control human’s fate
theme:
the importance of life lies in the process of searching and resistance
Basic content ·roles
1.Santiago 2.Manolin 3.the marlin 4.sharks 5.the sea
Questions


Focal point: After the first shark attack, Santiago says: “Man is not made for defeat…a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” At the end of the story, is the old man defeated? Why or why not? Difficult point: What’s the relationship between the old man and the marlin (or the sea) ?
Basic content ·Context
•It was published in 1952 after the bleakest ten years in Hemingway’s literary career and was the last novel published in Hemingway’s lifetime. But it was an instant success. This short novel won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and played a significant role in Hemingway’s selection for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
reason failure (destroyed) victory (not defeated) pride
manifestation significanc e the marlin’s skeleton earns the respect, achieves the natural self, confirms his heroic personalities … outer, material inner, spiritual



From Hemingway’s novels a clear developing Conclusion process can be found. From the lost state at the beginning, he gradually found out the significance of life and the principles human should hold in a meaningless world. “The Old Man and the Sea” can be taken as a conclusion of his ideas. Common theme of his novels: “grace under pressure” Hemingway heroes: a noble but tragic hero; fighting with the overwhelming force; though he knows that he will be defeated at last, he decides to act like a hero Significance of “Hemingway heroes”: restoring the human dignity in the 20th century
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway 1952
Outline
Basic content: context, plot, roles Focal point: the old man’s character, “code hero” Difficult point: the relationship between the old man and the marlin (or the sea)
Works (also see reference to the handout)



(1)“The Sun Also Rises” 1926 (Deep illusion of the whole generation after the WWI; the characters indulged themselves in depraved life to make themselves numb) (2)“A Farewell to Arms” 1928 (a tragic story about war and love) (Hero and heroine: Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley) (3)“For Whom the Bell Tolls” 1940 (Spanish civil war) (also a story about war and love) (the title of the novel: from John Donne’s sermons )
The bleakest ten years

1940: For Whom the Bell Tolls 1950: Across the River and Into the Trees (self-parody) 1952: The Old Man and the Sea (an act of literary revenge)