摘要： 作为海明威的代表作品，《老人与海》在文学史上享有举足轻重的作用，赢得了广大读者的喜爱。无论是从写作技巧还是书中传达的引人深思的思想，都为读者津津乐道。本文以《老人与海》中贯彻始终的英雄主义为研究对象，主要从以下几个方面展开叙述：《老人与海》此书的相关简介，英雄主义的释义及在文中的体现，主人公的心理变化，写作技法的使用以及对现代社会中英雄主义的反思，旨在揭示英雄主义的内涵，更为重要的是引起人们对自身及社会中存在的英雄主义的思考。传达出人们能够勇于用信念和勇气与生活中遇到的困难搏斗，真正的掌握自己的人生的期盼。

关键词：英雄主义；心理变化；写作技法；反思

Contents

Acknowledgement

摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction-1

2. Incarnation of Heroism in The Old Man and The Sea-2

2.1 The definition of heroism-2

2.2 The characteristics of heroism-3

2.2.1 With great courage to face challenge-3

2.2.2 With great courage to fight against the challenge-4

2.2.3 With great hope to expect the future-6

3. Gradually Changing Thoughts Leading to Santiago’s Heroism-7

3.1 His inner fear of the difficulties-7

3.2 His inner hope for reliance on others-8

3.3 His inner determination to fight for himself-9

4. Language Style and Writing Technique to Portray Heroism-10

4.1 Concrete and casual sentences mixing with hidden meanings-10

4.2 The usage of comparison-12

4.2.1 Contrast with other old fishers-12

4.2.2 Comparison with the boy-13

5. An Introspection to Heroism in Current Society-13

5.1 Realizing the truth of life-13

5.2 Cherishing the life-14

5.3 Mastering the life-15

Conclusion-15

References-vi