After a week of persistence, I finally finished reading the famous foreign language book The Old Man and the Sea. This book left a deep impression on me, so I can't forget it. This novel mainly tells the story of an old man fishing alone at sea. He caught a big fish and tied his head and upper body to the side of the boat. But he met a shark, and the old man tried his best to fight with it. The shark has eaten all the edible fish, but there are still about 800 pounds left.

After reading this book, I can't be calm for a long time. This ordinary and respectable old man made me deeply understand: "A person should not be overwhelmed by any difficulties, but should try his best to make an indomitable struggle against the hardships in life.

I really admire Grandpa San Diego's hardcore spirit. Whenever I read about the fierce struggle between grandpa and sharks, I don't know whether I should be nervous or worried about grandpa, but grandpa always keeps an optimistic spirit to face some great difficulties. Seeing this, I can't help thinking of myself. Whenever I encounter some difficulties, I always feel very unhappy, bored and want to escape from reality. Look at Grandpa Santiago again. No matter what difficulties he meets, he never flinches, but faces them bravely!

So should a man. Don't look afraid of death, have confidence in yourself. Even if we encounter many difficulties, we should not let them down. We should bravely destroy them.

I believe that with my efforts, I will become as fearless as Grandpa Santi Aguo.

Old people and their feelings after reading the sea.

I have read many books, which have taught me a lot of knowledge and a lot of truth about being a man. One of the books that I deeply understand is The Old Man and the Sea written by the famous writer Hemingway.

The book The Old Man and the Sea tells a story. Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, didn't catch a fish for 84 days in a row and was regarded as a loser by other fishermen. However, he persisted and finally caught a marlin. Marlin was exhausted after towing his boat at sea for three days. He killed it and tied it to the side of the boat. On his way back, he was attacked by sharks many times. He fought back by all means. Back in Hong Kong, there are only fish heads and tails and a spine. Although the fish was bitten off, nothing could destroy his heroic will. This book reveals a truth to us: people are not born to fail. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.

In the past, whenever I did something unsatisfactory, I would shrink back and sometimes say a few words of frustration. In my study, as long as I don't do well in the exam several times, I have no confidence and feel that I can't do well in the exam. In The Old Man and the Sea, the hero fights with the shark, and the harpoon is taken away by the shark. He tied a knife to the paddle handle and stuck it around. The knife was broken and he used a short stick. The short stick was lost, too. He hit it with the tiller. The truth revealed in this book shows that people are most afraid of losing confidence anyway. Confidence, like the motor of a car, is the driving force for people to move forward. If you have confidence in doing something, you are half successful. The hero in this book is full of confidence and perseverance. Isn't that what I lack?

Since reading this book, I have realized my own shortcomings. I no longer lose confidence because I failed once or twice in my studies, but the more I failed in the exam, the better I should do. On the day of the final exam, I didn't do as well as one of my classmates in two subjects in the morning, but I didn't give up. On the contrary, I am more confident and determined to fight a turnaround. I did every topic carefully in the Chinese exam this afternoon. Sure enough, my Chinese exam is the first in my class, and I am also the first in the total score.

No matter what difficulties I encounter in the future, I will face them with confidence, stick to the end and never back down. I want to thank the book, for letting me learn so much knowledge, for letting me understand so much truth, for letting me know my own shortcomings, correcting my own shortcomings in time, and making me a useful person to society.

In The Old Man and the Sea, the lonely old fisherman Santiago is not only a tough guy, but also a modern echo of the tragic spirit of ancient Greece. In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway finally found the soul for his beloved tough guy, which is the eternal value of human beings. Therefore, in The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago's resolute character becomes the surface of the novel. Praising the eternal value of human beings through Santiago's tenacious character has become the real theme of the novel. What eternal values are displayed in The Old Man and the Sea?

The first is people's confidence.

San Diego has been at sea for eighty-four days without catching any fish. However, "those eyes, as blue as the sea, are happy, not depressed." The boy who once went fishing with San Diego said that his father called him to another boat and said, "He doesn't have much confidence." "yes." The old man said, "But we do, don't you think?"

San Diego's self-confidence is absolute self-confidence, self-confidence that does not change with environmental changes, and self-confidence that does not need to be compared with others. In Santiago's philosophy of existence, one can only be confident even in the face of extreme bad luck.

The only certainty of life is death. Besides, there is nothing to rely on. Since people live by accident, the only thing that supports people's courage to live is self-confidence. If you lose self-confidence, will San Diego have the courage and perseverance to go fishing after so many days of bad luck? Therefore, people must be confident when they are alive. Not being confident is a luxury that people can't afford. It is because of Santiago's absolute self-confidence that he showed complete tolerance and understanding for the children who were called away. Here, Hemingway shows the connection between self-confidence and tolerance. The main space of The Old Man and the Sea is about Santiago, a lonely old fisherman who struggled with marlin and sharks for three days and nights in the vast sea. Through Hemingway's incisive description, we fully feel the tragedy and sublimity of Santiago's struggle with fate. The last thing the old man dragged home was a fish skeleton 18 feet long. The only thing intact on the skeleton is the head and beautiful tail.

Materially, the old man struggled for three days and nights and failed; But in terms of human spirit, self-confidence and self-esteem, and the courage to fight against fate with all one's strength, Santiago won.

In the final analysis, the real victory of mankind can only be a spiritual victory. No matter how much material achievements people have made, they can't win our high respect. Only the victory of spirit and verve touched us, and made us cry for his tragedy like children who followed the old man.