Abstract
TheOldManandtheSeatellsthefrustratedexperiencethattheoldfishermanfishesinthecourse.Thethemeisdeep,anditisasongofpraiseofheroism.“Butmanisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated”hasbeentheclassicsayingandtheoldmanalsohasbeenthemosttypicalandthemostrepresentativeoftheHemingway’s“toughguy”.WhenHemingwaytalkedaboutthesuccessfulfactorslater,thelittleboywasmentionedinthesamebreathwiththeoldman.
Thispaperstartswiththedetailsanditisdividedintotwomainpartstodiscusstheindispensablerolesofthelittleboyinthenovel.Itishimwhohelpstoperformthethemeof“graceunderpressure”:during40days,theoldmanwiththelittleboywenttofishbutwithouttakingafish,whenhissituationwasgettingworsestepbystep,thelittleboy’sleavingwastheheavypressurethatachievedtheextremesternforcertain.However,itwasso“heavypressure”thathismannerwasgracefulwhentheoldmanfacedafterwardsdefeatandhisoptimistic,generouslifeattitudewasworthytastingbypeoplecarefully;itishimwhoplaystheroleofleading,inspiringtothereaders,andincreasingtheappealofthework,enrichingthecontentofthework:althoughthelittleboyappearsonlyatthebeginningandtheendinginthenovel,thereisnothinginhisinnerstatebuttheoldman,sohisattitudeandemotionstowardstheoldmanaffectsthereaders’emotionsfortheoldmanquietlyandgradually.Anditisunavoidablethathisinnerfeelingleadsandimpactsthereaders’emotions.
Keywords:roles;thelittleboy;theoldman;graceunderpressure;TheOldManandtheSea
摘要
《老人与海》讲述了老渔夫捕鱼过程中的坎坷经历，主题深刻，是一部英雄主义的赞歌。“一个人不是生来就要被打败的，你可以消灭他，但就是打不败他。”已经成为至理名言，老人也成为海明威式“硬汉子”的最典型、最完美的代表。当海明威谈到小说成功的因素时，曾颇为自得地将小男孩与老人相提并论。
本文拟从有关细节入手，分析讨论小男孩在《老人与海》中所起的微妙且不可或缺的作用：是他帮助表现了“重压下的优雅风度”这一主题：在老人84天没有捕到鱼，处境一步步恶化的厄运中，小男孩的离去无疑让老人的“重压”达到了极度严峻的地步，然而正是由于如此的“重压”，老人后来面对失败时的态度才可谓“优雅”，所表现的大度、乐观的人生态度才值得人们仔细地品味；是他对读者发挥着一定的牵引、打动和启发作用，从而增强了作品的感染力，丰富了作品的内涵：孩子虽然只出现在小说的首尾两处，但是孩子的内心世界里别无他物，只有老人，他对老人的态度和感情潜移默化地左右着读者对老人的感受，他的内心情感无可避免地要牵动影响着读者的情绪。
