【正文】 Earlier the second stage, two golanos e, They were hateful sharks, bad smelling, scavengers as well as killers. Santiago kills one with his knife that is lashed to an oar。 they simply retreat as a way of protection. For example, Captain Henry retreated from the war after he was aware of its meaninglessness and insignificance. Generally speaking, the tough guys under Hemingway at that time lacked goals and were lost strugglers. Secondly, another important feature of the “tough guys” is their loyalty. They are not without strong passions and faith, and such quality makes their character lifelike and reliable, conveying warmth and love to people around. However, such quality is implied rather than displayed in the “tough guys ”. It is not spoken of but performed, not told but suggested. Henry?s loyalty to love, and Santiago?s loyalty and passion to the child Manolin can only be felt through their behaviour and specific actions, while the characters themselves never say a word about it. Such a quality creates an integrated and outstanding individual. Yet the loyalty breaks from mon political or religious beliefs and does not stem from some abstract ideology but es from a sense of belonging and dependence on certain individual groups, personal circles and friendships or from the love for some specific regions. Thirdly, the “tough guys” are endowed with certain specialized skills, such as fishing, bullfighting, and hunting, etc. Such skills are necessary for the internal courage and constraint in the guy. In another sense, a person that is good for nothing is likely to be presented as “weak”or useless, yet the Hemingway?s guy are free from such deficiencies as they possess practical skills. IV. The “Tough Guy” in The Old Man and the Sea A. Santiago’s Determination and Fortitude Santiago is defeated during his fighting against the sharks, but he succeeds in the dignity of handing the failure, confidently he dreams of the strong African lions, which are full of vitality, and symbolize bravery, power and success. Indeed, he has got the favor of the destiny—a big fish appears. This is also the time he realizes himself. It is a great fish. Santiago can not stand virtually to kill him. He gives it the praise and respects continuously. He regards it as his brother. For the fisherman is living on the sea。 《老人與?！酚矟h形象分析 Code Hero in the Old Man and the Sea 【關鍵詞】 《老人與海》；桑提亞哥；硬漢 Introduction Introduction to the Author Ernest Hemingway is a American novelist and shortstory writer (18991961), one of the greatest American writers of the 20th Century. In 1954, Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Hemingway?s fiction usually focuses on people living essential, dangerous lives, such as soldiers, fishermen, athletes, bullfighters, who meet the pain and difficulty of their existence with stoic courage. His celebrated literary style, influenced by Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein, is direct, terse, and often monotonous, yet particularly suited to his elemental subject matter. Content of The Old Man and the Sea There is an old fisherman, Santiago, in Cuba who has gone eightyfour days without a catch. Santiago?s lack of success, though, does not destroy his spirit, as his “cheerful and undefeated” eyes show. On the eightyfifth day, he decides to venture far out to sea, hoping to change his bad luck. He is even optimistic enough to believe that he may catch a big fish. In tune with the natural world about him, he spies birds and plankton that lead him to a good fishing spot. He carefully baits his hooks and patiently waits. Santiago?s patience pays off. Something big takes his bait, and because of his skill, the old man is able to hook it, beginning the adventure of the story. For three days and nights, he does battle with this giant creature from the sea. For most of the journey he does not even know what he is fighting, though he assumes it is a giant marlin. When the magnificent fish finally surfaces, Santiago is tremendously impressed with its size, its beauty, and its nobility. He begins to identify with the fish, almost regretting that he feels pelled to kill it. He tries to justify his actions by saying that he is not fishing for sport, but to feed himself and others. II .The Origin of the Concept of the “Tough Guy” As early as 1930, critics noticed the mon features in Hemingway?s characters and began to discuss the“code” belief of Hemingway, namely, the code of courage and honour in this nonintellectual writer. Lincoln Kirstein, Max Eastman, Wyndham Lewis, and Delmore Schwartz all emphasized Hemingway?s attention to death and physical courage, and believed that the “tough guys” of Hemingway were still under construction and far from maturity. Some critics furthered the point that the “pretentious persistence” in Hemingway?s characters is but a deliberate disguise of the “depression, disguised skepticism, and despair” 1 that is deeprooted in their true self. In his The Great Tradition: An Interpretation of American Literature since the Civil War Granville Aicks made important distinctions for Hemingway?s characters. He thought the