Abstract

The Impact of Symbolism in Ernest Hemingway’s Novel the Old Man and the Sea

Fahmi Salim Hameed

Volume: 13 Issue: 2 2023

Abstract:

This research study and examine the masterful writer. The author exhibits their expertise of writing in a distinctive way by utilizing literary devices and approaches. We have a single example of significant authors and novels. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a notable symbolic work of American literature that demonstrates the author's skill in using symbols to enhance the literary value of the text. In order to decipher the symbols and determine the many meanings they stand for, the goal of this study is to investigate their application in the novel. This project is divided into: First, we'll discuss aestheticism in general and discuss typical literary style elements like simile, metaphor, irony, and so on. Secondly the study would be about the concept of symbol and the meaning of symbolism. Thirdly gives the general idea of American literature and the major works of Ernest Hemingway focusing on his novel The old man and the sea and its literary analysis . The last thing going to mention with the study all the symbols used in the novel and their meanings. The goal of this work that showing how was Hemingway interesting with his work and writing for symbols and his intention to represent themes behind the use of symbols in The old man and the sea.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v13i02.066

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