从《老人与海》析海明威的死亡意识

Hemingway's Death Consciousness in The Old Man and the Sea

海明威传奇而富有冒险精神的一生,直接影响了他的写作,尤其影响了他对待死亡的态度。在海明威的许多作品里,有着对死亡的不断的理性思考。从最初的恐惧到后来的超然,海明威最终把死亡看作是一种美丽,一种平静。在他的杰作《老人与海》里,他把自己对死亡的意识赋予了一条大马林鱼。大马林鱼与老渔夫Santiago进行了几日的殊死搏斗后,仍逃脱不了死亡的命运。在和老渔夫的搏斗以及被鲨鱼的蚕食之后,大马林鱼只剩下了一副骨架,但海明威对它悲壮的死给予了高度的评价,因为他认为体现了生命价值和生命意义后的死,才是最美丽的死。

Hemingway's life full of legends and adventurous spirits directly influences his writing, especially his attitude towards death. Among most of his works, there are constant rational thoughts about death. From the initial fear to aloofness later on, he finally regards as a kind of beauty and peace.In the masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea, he endows a large Marlin with his death consciousness.He thinks highly of his solemn death because death reflects the life value and significance and then becomes the most beauty.