走出英雄的迷恋,透视失落的挣扎——《老人与海》新解

摘要

在海明威的名作《老人与海》中,主人翁圣地亚哥被诸多研究者以＂硬汉英雄＂形象来解读。作者认为这个形象并不具普世价值,个人的精神坚持不足以冠以英雄称谓,并且这种精神抗争是被动的,它源自人生的无奈、孤独与失落。主人公的努力挣扎只为想在生命尽头的前夕挽回尊严,但却无果而终。通过破除英雄解读的迷恋,透视主人翁失落的挣扎,读者才能更深刻体会海明威对人生的辛酸感慨与孤单心境。%In Hemingway＇s masterpiece,The Old Man and the Sea,the protagonist,Santiago,has been interpreted as the image of ＂a tough hero＂.However,the author in this article holds that this image has no universal value and personal spiritual perseverance doesn＇t deserve the hero title,and in addition,the spiritual resistance is passive,which originates from the protagonist＇s helplessness,loneliness,as well as the feeling of getting lost in his life.The protagonist struggles in vain only to retrieve his lost dignity in his remaining days.The paper aims to break the interpretation of infatuation for heroes and probe into the lost protagonist＇s struggling and help readers understand deeply Hemingway＇s sad and lonely mind towards life.