海明威笔下的“硬汉子”几十年来一直令人敬重催人奋进,也发人深思叫人羞愧不已。那些栩栩如生的“硬汉子”当中,最为光彩夺目的莫过于《老人与海》中的桑提亚哥了。这位在海上漂泊了一生的老人晚年更是凄苦而又孤独,在连续八十四天没捕到鱼后,倍受别人的白眼和奚落。老人决计要捕获一条大鱼,向别人证明自己是个“特别的老头”。苍茫的海上,老 Hemingway’s “tough guy” has been respected for his dedication and perseverance for many decades. Of those lifelike “tough guy”, the most dazzling than the “old man and the sea” in Santiago. The old man, who had spent his entire life in the sea, was miserable and lonely in his later years. After not catching the fish for eighty-four consecutive days, he was overwhelmed and ridiculed by others. The old man decided to capture a big fish and prove to others that he was a “special old man.” Vast sea, old