I cannot be conquere

Why didn't Hemingway let the old man finally win? In the words of the old man in the novel: "A person is not born to be defeated", "A person can be destroyed but cannot be defeated." This is the philosophy that "The Old Man and the Sea" wants to reveal. It is undeniable that as long as it is human, it will have defects. When a person admits this defect and strives to overcome it instead of succumbing to it, it doesn’t matter whether it is a complete marlin or an empty skeleton in the end, because the value of a person’s life is already It was fully reflected in the process of hunting the marlin. He has worked hard to pursue and fight for his ideals. Isn't he a winner? The old fisherman is the winner who dares to challenge his own shortcomings and his courage and confidence. From the perspective of secular victory, the old fisherman is not the final winner, because even though he defeated the marlin at first, but in the end the marlin was eaten by the shark, he just carried the white skeleton of the marlin. Back on the shore, that is to say, the shark is the winner. However, in the eyes of idealists, the old fisherman is the winner, because he has never compromised or surrendered to the sea, the marlin, or the shark. As the music master Beethoven said, "I can be destroyed, but I cannot be conquered."