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미국 학생 필독도서인 사이트에서 발췌한
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Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, has returned home from the sea empty-handed for eighty-four straight days. His luck has become so bad his young apprentice is forced by his parents to leave to find a more successful boat. The boy, Manolin, continues to care for the old man upon his return every night, however. They especially enjoy discussing American baseball, and the old man’s favorite player and hero, Joe DiMaggio. Santiago is certain his luck will soon change and pledges to take his boat out even farther.
The next day, Santiago takes his skiff into the Gulf Stream, sets his lines, and has his bait taken by a marlin. Santiago is unable to bring the fish onto his boat, and the marlin pulls the boat toward open water. For two days, Santiago holds his line. Deeply exhausted and hands wounded, Santiago still feels admiration toward the fish, calling him “brother” frequently. On the third day, the marlin begins circling the boat instead of swimming straight away, and Santiago finally manages to stab the fish with his harpoon. He ties the marlin to the side of his skiff and begins the work of heading home.
Sharks arrive, attracted by the scent of the marlin’s blood. Santiago kills one, but loses his harpoon in the process. He straps his knife to his oar, and kills five additional sharks this way. The sharks are relentless, and in their continued attacks, they strip away most of the marlin’s flesh. Santiago feels defeated, even going so far as to tell the sharks they have spoiled his dreams. Upon reaching the shore early in the morning the next day, Santiago carries his mast, leaving the bones on the sand and collapsing into bed.
Fishermen gather around the skeleton that afternoon and measure it, finding it to be about 18 feet long. Tourists believe it to be a shark. The fishermen tell Manolin to tell Santiago how sorry they are. Manolin cries when he finds the old man, especially when he sees Santiago’s damaged hands. The boy brings his friend coffee and the newspaper, and they pledge to go fishing together. As Santiago drifts back to sleep, he dreams of lions on an African beach.
The Old Man and the Sea won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and was influential in Hemingway’s receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature the next year. The short novel was regarded as an instant classic, revitalizing Hemingway’s career and the critical opinion of his work.
Santiago’s pride in his work and his determination to act with honor drives most of the book’s action. Though he must kill the fish, he respects the fish greatly. Even when faced with bad luck and defeat, Santiago carries on.
Religion plays an important role in the book. Santiago’s wounds are reminiscent of the wounds suffered by Christ at his crucifixion, connecting the concept of faith and sacrifice. Throughout the book, death looms over everything. Santiago’s job depends upon death, and through death, there is life. Again, the symbols of Christ and resurrection, sacrifice and the afterlife, play an important role.
미국 학생 필독서면 언젠가 영어공부를 위해 책 전체를 읽어봐야하나 싶네요.