Afteraweekspersistence,Ifinallyfinishedreadingtheforeignfamousbooktheoldmanandthesea.ThebookimpressedmesomuchthatIcouldntforgetit.Thisnovelmainlydescribesanoldmanfishingaloneatsea.Hecaughtabigfishandtieditsheadandupperbodytothesideoftheboat.Butwhenhemetashark,theoldmantriedhisbesttofightwiththeshark.Thesharkateallthefishhecouldeat,buttherewerestill800poundsleft.
Readingthisbook,myheartcantbecalmforalongtime.Thisordinaryandrespectableoldmanmademedeeplyunderstand:amanshouldnotbeoverwhelmedbyanydifficulties,andshoulddohisbesttofightwiththehardshipsinlife.
IreallyadmiregrandpaSantiagostoughspirit.WhenIreadaboutmygrandfathersfiercefightwithsharks,IdontknowwhetherIshouldbenervousorworriedaboutmygrandfather.However,mygrandfatheralwaysstickstotheoptimisticspirittodealwithsomegreatdifficulties.WhenIsawit,Icouldnthelpthinkingofmyself.WheneverImetsomedifficulties,Ialwaysfeltveryupset,bored,andwantedtoescapefromreality.IfyoulookatGrandpaSantiago,nomatterwhatdifficultiesheencounters,heneverflinches,butbravelycopeswiththem!
Weshoulddothesameinlife.Weshouldnotbegreedyandafraidofdeath.Weshouldhaveconfidenceinourselves.Evenifweencountermanydifficulties,weshouldneverletitdown.Weshouldbebravetoeliminateit.
Ibelievethatwithmyefforts,ImustbecomeasbraveandbraveasGrandpaSantiago.
TheoldmanandtheseaistheworkofHemingway.Hemingwayisaveryuniquewriter.Hehasexperiencedtwoworldwarsandcreatedaclassictoughmanimagebasedonhimself.
ThisbookmainlydescribesanoldfishermannamedSantiago,whohasnotcaughtfishforeighty-fourdaysinarow.Ontheeightyfifthday,hecaughtabigfishanddueledwiththebigfishfortwodaysandtwonights.Finally,thebigfishwasstabbedtodeathandtiedtotheshipsside.ButImetasharkonmywayhome.Theoldmanfoughtwiththesharktodeath,butthebigfishwaseatenupbytheshark.Atlast,whenhecamebackhome,heonlyhadapairofwhitefishbones.
Fromthisbook,wecanfeeltheoldmansspiritofnevergivingin.Whentheoldmanfacedthesharks,heknewthathecouldnotdefeatthesharks,buthestilltookoutallthetoolsthatcouldbeusedasweaponstofightwiththesharks.Isntthatthenoblequalityweshouldhavewhenfacingdifficulties,lifeanddestiny?
Lifeisendlesspursuit,itisfullofupsanddowns,butaslongaswefaceitwithaconfidentandtenaciousheartliketheoldman,wewillbecometheultimatewinner!
Iwasveryfavorofasectionofmusicinitsballs.It’sprettybrisk,likedawonderfulsongofabird.Regardingtothecharacters,IlikedElizabeth,thehe-ro-in-e,thoughIdidn’tthinkshe’sbeautiful.Butshe’ssmart.However,Ididn’tpaymuchattentiontotheplot.Ithoughtit’ssolongthatitmademeimpatientandbored.Bynow,Ihaven’treadthewholestoryinEnglishoritsChineseversion,either.Ioweittomyprejudice.Infact,Ididn’tunderstandthestoryatthattime.Ididn’tknowwhyitcalledPrideandPrejudice.Ofcoursesomeonewaspride,butIdidn’tfindwhere’stheprejudice.Ithoughtit’snormal,thewaypeopletreatedeachotherinthat.Iconsideredprejudicewouldbeverydisgusting.ButtothemovieeverthingwasOKinmyminds,exceptitslength.Now,IthinkIhaveunderstoodmoreaboutit.I’maprejudicedpersonsoIcan’tfindwhere’swrong.
ImerelyliketodothethingsIlike.EverytimeImeetsomebodyorsomething,mythinkingaboutheoritalldependsonmyforegoneexperienceandmymoodofthetime.
