欧内斯特·海明威是两次世界大战期间美国最富有传奇色彩和独特个性的作家,他是“迷惘的一代”文学派别的典型代表。《老人与海》是他晚年的一部杰作,海明威自称这是他“一辈子所能写的最好的一部作品”。硬汉精神在《老人与海》中表现的非常清晰,谦卑和高傲两种品格在桑提亚哥身上得到了完美的平衡,作为一部小说,足 Ernest Hemingway, the most legendary and unique American writer during the two world wars, is a typical representative of the “lost generation” literary genre. Old Man and the Sea is a masterpiece of his later years, and Hemingway claims to be his “best piece of work ever written”. Tough tough spirit in the “old man and the sea” in the performance of the very clear, humble and arrogant character in Santiago who got the perfect balance, as a novel, enough