The whole novel is filled with the will and spirit of fighting."The content of the dream is about wish realzied and the motivation is about some kind of desire" So the old man kept dreaming of the psychological joy of the lion, which implied the author's basic rising requirements of life. In the second dream of the old man, the old man firstly dreamt of the dolphin, which symbolized the inner subconscious power of the old man here. The old man saw the dolphin, with his action" He held the line tight in his right hand and then pushed his thigh against his right hand as he leaned all his weight against the wood of the bow."[3] This is another sign of the old man thirsting for power. And later, the old man dreamt of the lion again," He dreamt of the long beach, he saw the first lion came to the beach in the late afternoon, and then the other lions came, he rested his chin on the board of the bow, moored in the sea, the sea breeze flew through the sea, he is waiting for more lions to come and felt so happy." In the western fairy tales, lion is known as the king of beasts and it represents for braveness, overwhelming and majesty. Richard I of England is called as The lion-Heart because of his braveness. And the English symbolized their country with lion. Therefore , the apperance of lion gave the old man who was travelling alone along the boundless sea great inspiration . Even though the old man was making desperate struggle with the Marlins in his dream, he was exhausted for physical trauma and spiritual solitude, the inner belief of old man is indestructible—— I'm the lion. The old man was waiting for more lions in his dream, it also helped him to save powers in the sleeping so that he could keep fighting with the big Marlins.
Novel is permeated with struggle of will and spirit all along. "Dream content is lies in the desire to achieve, the motivation is to some kind of desire", so the old man continue to dream of the lion's mental state, is implied author for the stand and the basic requirements of life. The second dream at the old man and the old man first dream of the dolphin
Dolphins are a symbol of the old inner unconscious forces here. Before the old man saw the dolphins, and at that time. "he put the hook in somalia's tight grip on the right hand, and then take the thigh into the right hand, put the weight of the whole body leaned against the wood of the bow. Then he put the le on the shoulder of the line a little lower a little, then use left hand to support it." [3] this is another form of claus thirst for power.Later, the old man began to dream of the lion, "dream of the long long beach, he saw the lion in the evening to the beach, and then the other lions appeared, and then he put his chin on the bow of plank, anchor in the sea, the sea breeze blowing across the sea, he is waiting to have a look at more of the lion, feel very happy."In The western fairy tale, The Lion is considered The king of beasts, The Lion image is brave, has The imposing manner, majesty, king Charles I of England because of The brave, so called The Lion Heart. People in the British lion as a symbol of their country. "Now, the lion appeared in the old man's dream, the lion fight together with the old man, old man to do the king of the seaSo, the lion is to drive alone in the vast sea struggle of the old man's great encouragement. Although the old man was dreaming are fighting with the marlin, when physical trauma and loneliness of the soul are exhausted him, but the old man's faith of the heart is still solid - I am a lion.Old man waiting for more in a dream of the lion, but also in the real sleep gather their own strength, so that and the big marlin to fight on.
Novel is permeated with from first to last will and spirit of struggle. "The content of the dream is the desire to achieve, its motive is to some sort of desire", so the old man has dreamed of lions psychological state, it implies the author on the basic requirements of life rise. In the old man's second dreams, the first dream of dolphins, the dolphins symbolize the inherent subconscious power here. The old man saw dolphins before, and then "he put the hook tightly in his right hand, and then his thigh against his right hand, putting all his weight against the wood of the bow. Then he put the line across his shoulders slightly down a little, and then the left hand to hold it." [3] this is another form of the elderly desire for power. Later, the old man began to dream of the lion, "he began to dream of the long beach, see the first lion in the evening came to the beach, and then the other lion also appeared, so he put his chin on the wood of the bow, in the sea park, the sea wind over the sea, he was waiting for a look at it no more lions, feel very happy." "In the western fairy tale, the lion is called the king of beasts, the lion is brave, powerful, majestic, Britain's King Charlie Thi the brave man, known as the The Lion- Heart. The British Lions as the symbol of their country." Now, the lion in the old man's dream, the lion and the old man fought side by side, old man to do the sea king. Therefore, the lion is the emergence of great inspiration to struggle alone running in the boundless sea of old. Although the old man at the time of dream and marlin and fought, wounds on the body and soul of the loneliness he be tired out, but the old man still be secure against assault conviction in mind -- I was the lion. The old man waits for the lions in the dream, but also in the real sleep in the savings of its own strength, in order to continue the battle and the big marlin.