In the past two days, I have used my leisure time to read "The Old Man and the Sea", a well-known foreign classic. Because of my personal preference, I read more ancient Chinese books and literature, and rarely dabbled in foreign literature, and I have always had a prejudice, always feeling that no matter how good the translation is, it is impossible to perfectly express the author's words and mood. This reading is also a small personal breakthrough!
"The Old Man and the Sea" is a masterpiece of Hemingway in the United States, and it is also the author's self-considered to be the best work of his life. It is hailed as one of the 32 landmark books in American history and has won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. The book features an ordinary old fisherman, Sandiago, who describes his adventures alone for three days and three nights at sea: from searching for big fish in the deep sea to lucky to catching a huge big marlin, and wrestling with big fish, circling around for two days and two nights to finally subdue the big fish, and finally encountering sharks on the way back, in order to protect the loot he has worked hard to obtain, he uses courage and wisdom to defeat a fierce shark, although the ending is regrettable, he failed, and only returned home with the skeleton of the big fish.
The whole text is described in a concise narrative style, and although the story is simple, its ideological connotation is profound! It clarifies the process of contesting man and doom, and praises a spirit of struggle that never gives up, which is also a tenacious and indomitable tough guy spirit advocated by mainstream American society. As a widely circulated quote in the book goes, "A man can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated"!
The above views are basically people's general views on this work, and when I personally read this work, in addition to agreeing with the views mentioned above, what really touched me was that the whole text used a concise dialogue and monologue to teach us an old man who had gone through vicissitudes, that firm and wise sense of life, through simple words! If reading a good book makes you get a useful sentence that is worth the money, then this thin book (essentially a novella) will allow you to learn a lot of wisdom in life from it! And this is the original purpose of reading! I have selected some of the sentences that can guide our lives, sorted them out and analyzed them, and wrote them below for your reference. Personal opinions are inevitably deficient, so everyone is welcome to correct them!
"It was Dad who wanted me to leave. I'm still a kid, and I have to listen to him." "I understand".
This is the dialogue between the second protagonist, the little boy Manolin, and the protagonist, Sandiago. In addition to the wisdom and open-mindedness of the old man Sandy Diego, it is that As a child, Manolin's sober cognition of hard life and the sense of responsibility as a small man are really touching! Most young people should not be able to read and understand this, because most children are actually rebellious because of their young ignorance! Being able to listen to your parents is really a smart and correct choice, which will save you a lot of detours and reach your goals as soon as possible!
"Every day is a new day, and of course it's best to be lucky, but I'd rather be the same." Then luck has come, and you are prepared."
The gap between people and people is actually clear from whether they can do this or not! Successful people are always ready, and when the opportunity (luck) comes, they can seize it immediately! So let's not complain about the unfairness of fate, do our part every day, always be prepared, only then when luck comes we can catch it!
"Every day he also drinks a cup of shark liver oil, which most fishermen hate, but it is not so unbearable than waking up so early, and drinking it can also prevent colds and flus, which is also good for the eyes."
A person who can insist on doing things that he does not like and is very good for himself is worthy of our admiration! Wise people understand that wanting to achieve more than others requires fighting the free and lazy nature, which is the main reason why most of us fail!
"If a good thing had been broken, I'm afraid it wouldn't have happened."
This is something that many people will ignore! By observing ourselves and the people around us, we will find that most of the things we can do are basically done quietly, and the things that go around preaching and expressing our determination often end up failing! Doesn't that seem funny?
"You have to remember to eat the tuna before it's broken, so you can save your strength." Remember, whether you want to eat it or not, you have to eat it tomorrow morning."
This sentence appears many times in the whole text, and it is also the sentence that shocked me the most! If I had to choose to have only one sentence, I would choose the most common sentence! Because this sentence clearly tells us one of the most important abilities of human beings: that is, self-control! Many people know that this matter is very important to him, but he can't control his behavior! This is a common disease of people who fail and fall into disgrace! So I'm going to jot down this sentence and make it a constant reminder to me: A person should do more things that are good for them, whether they like it or not! Similar words have appeared a few times, such as: "I have to remember that I ate that tuna after dawn." ”
"Don't care if it's dark or not, cut it off and connect the two spare fishing ropes."
This sentence teaches us the importance of action: start immediately, immediately, this present tense; not wait, do it tomorrow, that kind of future tense!
"Rest for a while, little bird," he said, and then you'll try your luck again, whether it's a man, a bird, or a fish, isn't that all of them?"
A person who has experienced the vicissitudes of the world, has experience and mature will know that sometimes "success" really requires a little luck, not as the success science preaches, as long as you work hard, you will succeed! Some young people may not agree with this, I do not accept the rebuttal here, do not agree with the floating!
"I must be too stupid. Otherwise, just because I was just looking at it and thinking about the little bird. Now I'm going to have to do my job, and I'll have to eat the tuna later so as not to lose my strength. ”
This sentence tells us four truths:
1. Be humble,
2. Be good at summarizing the experience of failure,
3. Always keep your goals in mind,
4. Always strive to achieve your goals.
"He's confirmed it a thousand times in the past, but now it doesn't count, and now he's about to confirm it again." Each time it was a fresh start, and he never thought about his past achievements."
Through these words, we can learn what to do to become a respected elder! That is to live to learn from old age, instead of standing on the past achievements and pointing fingers at others!
"It's not time to think about not bringing anything with you, but to think about what you can do with the ready-made things on the ship."
This sentence is very philosophical, it tells us what to do when we encounter difficult things: that is, never worry about what you don't have, but use your existing conditions to solve the problem! As long as you can do your best to fight, then no matter whether you succeed or fail, you will have no regrets!
"God knows, how much of the last shark bit me, he said, but the boat would be a lot lighter."
Wise people know that everything has two sides, and we must always look at things from a positive and optimistic aspect! If you want to have a happy and happy life, you must first see the good side of things from your mind!
"I'm old enough to beat a shark to death with a stick alone. But as long as I have oars, short sticks and rudder handles, I'm going to try them. ”
Seeing the old man's choice in the face of a desperate situation, I don't know how others feel, anyway, I am deeply ashamed! This spirit of never giving up is really worthy of our vigorous promotion in this era of "lying flat"!
"Don't forget to tell Petrico that the fish head was for him."
Through this sentence, we know that at any time a person must always remember gratitude, which is the best portrayal of the world's worth!
There are many philosophical sentences like this in the whole text, and I will not express them all in a limited space. I think the author has taken himself as the protagonist, Old Man Sandiago, and this book should be a summary of his lifelong wisdom experience.
Because everyone looks at things differently, if you want to truly understand the truth and charm contained in this book, I believe that only through your own reading can you better understand! If it is a perfect score, I will give you a nine-point score for this book, and the reason why it is not a perfect score is because the whole story is relatively short and does not feel too addictive to read!
But in this short novel, the author has fully displayed the image of a character! Even if I hadn't gone out to sea to catch fish, by reading this book, I could imagine an old man fishing in the sea alone in a small boat. Including the old man's personality, looks, life experience, all can be portrayed in the heart, so this novel is indeed worth reading!
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