Abstract

As what is known to all, Ernest Hemingway is the representative of the lost generation. Many scholars have attached their focus on the studies of the lost generation. However, most of the studies are carried based on the analysis of the book named as The Sun Also Rises. In contrast, limited scholars have paid their attention over the spirit the lost generation pursues in the book The Old Man and the Sea. The author is going to adopt the literature researching method and carries his study over this topic via the analysis over The Old Man and the Sea and Santiago, who is the hero of the book, aiming to help the readers to build up deeper understandings about both the novel and the lost generation.

Key Words: The Old Man and the Sea; Ernest Hemingway; the lost generation

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Literature Review1

2. Introduction-1

2.1 Introduction to Hemingway-1

2.2 Introduction to The Old Man and The Sea-2

3. Introduction to the Lost Generation-3

3.1 The definition of the lost generation-3

3.2 Analysis of the formation process of the lost generation-4

3.2.1 The social background-4

3.2.2 The cultural background-6

3.2.3 Hemingway’s own experience-7

4. Analysis of the Spirit of the Lost Generation Showed by Santiago.8

4.1 Never giving up the hope-8

4.2 Never escaping from difficulties-9

4.3 Lonely endurance in the Life-10

4.4 Always keeping the elegant demeanor-11

5. Conclusion-14

References16