Hemingway's death, Hemingway's spirit Hamlet said to himself, "To be or not to be, that is a question." In fact, life and death are not a problem, but how to live and how to die is a problem. Hemingway's practice is to blow off half his head with a shotgun-the power of life and death is in his own hands! The death of Hemingway. Of course, this not only shows that Hemingway is a real tough guy, but also reflects his lifestyle. He was a shot of contemporary Sisyphus Hemingway, which not only shot off half of his head, but also shocked the whole United States and even the whole world. People immediately realized that something vital had suddenly died in this world. When Hemingway dies, their own lives will be eclipsed. People are suffering. It seems that Hemingway "ruined our life, and now I'm a dead man" (O'Donnel) The Old Man and the Sea, as Hemingway himself said, "is the best work I can write in my life." Hemingway really wrote a hymn of heroism here and wrote about the dignity of the human soul. This is a novel about the struggle between man and nature. The old man played at sea for two days and nights, and then only won an empty fishbone. The meaning of the work is symbolic, although the old man is still glorious after his defeat. As the old man himself said, "Life is invincible. People can be destroyed, but they cannot be defeated. " Hemingway is the spiritual monument of the American nation. President Kennedy said in his condolence letter that "almost no American has a greater influence on the feelings and attitudes of the American people than ernest hemingway". He likes hunting and fishing. He participated in two world competitions, was hit by shrapnel 237 times and had 57 stitches in his head. He experienced two plane crashes in Africa and suffered a "severe concussion". Health is getting worse and worse. All these experiences gave birth to his tenacious character, so symbols of boxing, bullfighting, hunting, fishing and war appeared repeatedly in his novels. Of course, they are mixed with sex, violence, loneliness and death. As a literary representative of the "lost generation", he seems to be deified. He dragged his class. The bondage of the times is the representative of human ideal. It is the embodiment of justice. It is a fighter against the war. This is a brave man. The Old Man in the Sea and Santiago are not only tough guys, but the spiritual value embodied in him is the modern echo of the tragic spirit of ancient Greece. In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway finally found the soul for the tough guys he loved. This soul is the eternal value of human beings: the tragic and lofty struggle against fate (see King Oedipus). The pun on his epitaph: "Forgive me for not standing up". This is Hemingway, "A man is not born to be defeated. You can destroy him, but you can't beat him. "