The Old Man and the Sea", its Symbolic Meanings and Linguistic Features

In The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway, we can see how he deals with the tremendous subject of the struggle between man and nature, using unique language style, beautiful writing skills, vivid descriptions and the writing principle of Iceberg. Hemingway symbolizes the subject, and thus the theme gives beyond the connotation of the story itself, and provides much room for thinking. This essay analyses and discusses mainly the symbolic meanings of the novel and its linguistic features.