Book Report

What does the sea mean to the old man？ The old man was a fisherman and fishing was his profession. In his own life, he live with the sea. The old man's challenges came from the sea. The young fishermen in the fishing village like to talk about the sea as a competitor, or a place, or even an enemy. But to the old man, the sea was more like a woman. She embraces everything. All the sources of mankind come from the sea. The sea is the source of life. She uses her kind and broad mind to let the creatures of the sea survive, but also let the people of the sea have the hope of life. Since the day she was born, the contribution of the sea to the whole living world has never stopped, all the descriptions of human beings about her "fierce", "ruthless" are not her fault. The sea is described as a feminine image, delicate and deep. While the old man was fishing, the sea was calm, quiet, peaceful and undisturbed. But when the old man fought the shark, the sea was still confident. It flows slowly and faces everything unhurriedly. Although the sea in the work is gentle on the surface, it contains inexhaustible power in the heart. This is the true meaning of the sea, both has huge and incomparable big Marlin, and has a ferocious greedy shark. In the novel, the sea symbolizes the real sense of the strong, not only has extraordinary perseverance and indomitable spirit, but also has incomparable profound connotation. The old man and the fishermen of the town earned their survival supplies from the sea, which had nurtured generations of fishermen. So the old man was grateful. But out at sea, there are risks and dangers. If you want to catch the big fish, you must face the test.The sea, for Santiago, was the place of his life's glory. The sea records the legend of an old man who would never choose defeat. The sea was his constant friend and rival, his nursery of existence and his final destination. This is the charm of the sea, which is the sea interpretation of the legend. Not much romance, but deadly attraction for a heroic old man who craves victory. The sea is Sandiego's battlefield and life. Sandiego chose the sea not just for survival, but for his faith. What better way to arouse a tough guy's desire than with a mighty ocean? What could be more glamorous and exciting than to capture one's prey in such a wide field of battle? Sandiego chose the sea notp because he could not choose the land, the particular reason for the circumstance is compared with the life on land, the sea gave him too much passion and stories in his life. It was precisely because of the gift of the sea to him that he could live a rich life in this materially barren world. The sea is the source of life, is the source of everything.