TheOldManandtheSeaisoneofHemingway'smostenduringworksandmayverywellbecomeoneofthetrueclassicsofthisgeneration.ItplayedagreatpartinhiswinningthePulizerPrizein1953andthe1954NovelPrizeforLiteratureandconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworld.Hemingwayisalsooneofmyfavoritewriters.BesidesTheOldManAndtheSea,Ihavereadsomeofhisotherworks,suchasTheSunAlsoRises,AFarewelltoArmsandTheSnowofKilimanijaro.ButTheOldManandtheSeaistheonethatleftthedeepestimpressiononme.

　　IfirstreadthisbookwhenIwasinmyfifteens.AndnowIrememberitjustaswellasifIhadreadityesterday.

　　《老人与海》英文读后感

　　Onsummervacationofthisyear,Istudiedinnovel"oldmanandsea"ofHemingway,famouswriterofU.S.A.,.Iadmiretheoldfisherman'swillinthenovelverymuch,heletsmeunderstandthatapersonmusthaveunremittingspirit,couldsucceed.Whatthenovelisdescribedisanoldfishermanalmostthesixtyyearsold,whengotoseaandfishaloneonce,haveangledtoabigfish,butcannotdraw.Aftertoughfishermanandfishhavesocializedforafewdays,justfindthisisabigMalin'sfishwhichexceedsseveraltimesofone'sownfishingboat,thoughknowperfectlywellthatitisverydifficulttowin,doesnotgiveupyet.BecausebigMalinfishfishlikesmellofwoundattractoddherdsofsharkvieforthefoodagainlater,buttheoldmanisstillunwillingtogiveuplikethis,stressthetightencirclementfinally,takethelargefishbacktofishingport,letotherfishmenadmireitendlessly.TheoldfishermanthinksthatasIread":Itisreallytooclosefromheretocoast,perhapstherearebiggerfishinthefartherplace……"When,admireverymuchbecausethisoldfishermaninthepersons,becauseplaynotforsomefishinghealreadyatthismomentI,butheisnotsatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairs,butadvancetowardsgreatergoal.Seeingusagain,meetsomelittledifficultiesatordinarytimes,allofuscomplainbitterly.Wearethefutureofthemotherland,shouldbeasambitiousasthisoldman,gotopursuewell,greatergoal.Readasme"bigMalinfishisitencloselightfishingboatmoveabout,isitgetmasttotwinecablefasttobegin,oldmanrighthandholdsteelforkhigh,jumpoutinaflash,affordingtotryone'sbestabovewaterinit,asoundofwailhasfinishedthelifeoftheloudfish,itfloatsonthesurfaceofwatersilently……"When,theIoneheartistoofalllikepiecesofstonenotbig.Iadmirethatkindoffearingoftheoldmanatall,unremittingspiritverymuch,thoughknowrival'sstrengthisverystrong,buthehasnotshrunkbackatall,meetsthedifficulty.Justbecausethereisthiskindofspirit,theoldfishermanhasobtainedthevictoryofthetrialofstrengthofthislifeanddeath.Weshouldstudytheoldfisherman'sspirittooinlife,dothethingandisnotafraidofthedifficulty,couldachievesuccess.Readbigbloodoffensivesmelloffishsmelloneshark,fallovereachothertovisittovieforthefood,lefthandofoldmanpullamusclejust,hecanonlyuserighthand,canweaponattackedtousedfordefendoneselfwithstick,mouthofswordfishthatcatcheverything,andhasdrivenawaythisherdofsharkfinally.Butbigmeatoffishtakeintobighalfalready,butoldmancriticizeone'sownlefthand"whentheworkthiswhenhavearest"humorouslyalso,Iamsubduedbyoldman'soptimisticspirittoo.Inlife,somelossesareunavoidable,weshouldtreattheoptimisticattitude,can'tworryabou