一战结束后,海明威移居古巴,认识了老渔民格雷戈里奥·富恩特斯。1930年,海明威乘的船在暴风雨中沉没,富恩特斯搭救了海明威。1936年,富恩特斯出海很远捕到了一条大鱼,但由于这条鱼太大,在海上拖了很长时间,结果在归程中被鲨鱼袭击,回来时只剩下了一副骨架。《老人与海》根据真人真事加工而成,所以它既是一部现实主义力作,同时又反映了在当时战后背景下的英雄文化。 After World War I, Hemingway emigrated to Cuba and met Gregorio Fuentes, an old fisherman. In 1930, Hemingway's ship sank in a storm, and Fuentes rescued Hemingway. In 1936, Fuentes was far away from the sea to catch a big fish, but as the fish was too large, it lasted a long time at sea and was attacked by sharks on his way home, leaving only a skeleton back. The “old man and the sea” are based on the true story of the real people, so it is both a realistic masterpiece and a reflection of the heroic culture in the post-war context.