老人与海英语读后感300字(精选13篇)

2024年3月21日发(作者：谭国恩)

老人与海英语读后感300字（精选13篇）

老人与海英语读后感300字（精选13篇）

当细细品完一本名著后，相信大家的视野一定开拓了不少，这时最关键的后感不能忘了哦。但是后感有什么要求呢？以下是小编精心整理的老人与海英语后感300字，希望能够帮助到大家。

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇1

The book is about an old fisherman named diego in Cuba,

alone a person out to a fishing, at 84 days after nothing caught

a big marlin. This is old people have never en nor heard of than

his boat two feet longer a big fish. Fish trouble is big also,

dragging the boat drifted for two days and two nights, the old

man has experienced in the two days and two nights have

never suffered the hard test, finally put the big shark fin die, tied

to the bow. At this time, however, encountered a shark, the old

man and the shark dogfight, result the big marlin was shark ate

up, old man finally dragged home only a pair of bare fish skeleton

Why didn't Hemingway make the old man finally victory? .

This is the old man and the a "want to reveal of philosophy.

Undeniable, as long as it is they will have defects. When a person

admitted the defects and tried to overcome it, this is the most

important thing. Becau a person's value is embodied in the

process, even if nothing to harvest, it is victory. Old fisherman

was dared to challenge their winner, he has unparalleled courage

and confidence, he is the best,

Old fisherman either failed or successful, he is a winner.

So we want to go forward with a confidence and courage to

face challenges, that is the real winner.

书中讲的是古巴的一个名叫桑地亚哥的老渔夫，独自一个人出海打鱼，在一无所获的84天之后钓到了一条无比巨大的马林鱼。这是老

人从来没见过也没听说过的比他的船还长两英尺的一条大鱼。鱼大劲也大，拖着小船漂流了整整两天两夜，老人在这两天两夜中经历了从未经受的艰难考验，终于把大鱼刺死，拴在船头。然而这时却遇上了鲨鱼，老人与鲨鱼进行了殊死搏斗，结果大马林鱼还是被鲨鱼吃光了，老人最后拖回家的只剩下一副光秃秃的鱼骨架

海明威为什么没有让老人最终胜利呢? 。这就是《老人与海》想揭示的哲理。不可否认，只要是人就都会有缺陷。当一个人承认了这个缺陷并努力去战胜它，这才是最重要的。因为一个人的价值是在过程中体现的，即使什么也没收获到，那也是胜利。

老渔夫就是敢于挑战自己的胜利者，他有着无与伦比的勇气和信心，他是最棒的，老渔夫无论是失败还是成功，他都是一个胜利者。

因此我们要怀着一个勇往直前的勇气和信心去面对挑战，那才是真正的胜利者。

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇2

On summer vacation of this year, I studied in novel " old man

and a " of Hemingway , famous writer of U.S.A.

I admire the old fisherman's will in the novel very much, he

lets me understand that a person must have unremitting spirit,

could succeed . What the novel is described is an old fisherman

almost the sixty years old, when go to a and fish alone once,

have angled to a big fish, but can not draw. After tough fisherman

and fish have socialized for a few days, just find this is a big

Malin's fish which exceeds veral times of one's own fishing boat,

though know perfectly well that it is very difficult to win , does

not give up yet.

在今年暑假,我研究海明威的小说“老人与海”,著名的美国作家。我欣赏小说中的老渔夫的意志,他让我明白,一个人必须有坚持不懈的精神,能够成功。小说描述的是一位老渔夫几乎六十岁,当去海和鱼仅一次,有棱角的一条大鱼,但是不能画。艰难的渔夫和鱼社会化后几天,就发现这是一个巨大的马林的鱼超过几次自己的渔船,虽然明知很难取胜,不放

弃。

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇3

"The old man and the a" is mainly about an old man

catching a big fish, but it is dark, he had to spend the night on

the boat. But fishy attracted a shark, the old man tried to fight

with the shark, he found a steel fork, stabbed at the sharks head,

the shark ran away, but the blood attracted more sharks. The old

man lifted the big fish and found that the tail of the fish had been

eaten, but he was not discouraged and continued to swim to the

village. When the old man was hungry, he caught some small fish

to eat. One day later, he finally returned to the village. People

cheered. The old man said that he caught a big fish, but what he

caught was a pair of fish bones. Although the old man did not

bring the fish back completely, the villagers admired him.

After reading, I also admire the old man, his spirit of not

abandoning and not giving up, and the old man who insisted on

disdaining and did not spend half the way.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇4

Reading the famous American writer Hemingways the old

man and the a made me feel a lot. I admire the fishermans own

will in the book, he let me understand a truth: if people have the

spirit of perverance, they can achieve great success.

I read the old man and the a. I was moved by the

grandfather in the book. He fought with the a and the big

waves for 85 days. He was a grandfather of Santiago. It is said

that all the stories in this book are true. It mainly tells that my

grandfather rowed a shabby boat alone and fought with a big

fish in the a, and finally defeated the huge fish. In fact,

grandfather is not a great man, in many places are ridiculed, but

he ignored, only tolerant.

To tell you the truth, we should also be like my grandfather.

No matter what we do, we should pervere and never give up

halfway. Only in this way can we do everything well.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇5

This year summer vacation, I read the American well-known

writer Hemingway's novel “ old person and a ”. I extremely

admire in the novel the nior fisherman's will, he let me

understand one person certainly must have relentless spirit, only

then could obtain successfully.

The novel description is one year near sixty years of age

nior fisherman, when alone goes to a in one fishing, fished

one big fish, actually did not pull. The nior fisherman socialized

veral days after the fish, only then discovered this was the big

marlin which one surpasd the onelf fishing boat veral fold,

although knew perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not

give up. Afterwards and further becau in the big marlin wound

fish fishy smell brought in veral crowds of shark fish snatches

the food, but the old person still did not hope like this to give up,

finally highlighted encircles tightly, returned to the big fish belt

the fishing port, lets other fishermen not admire already.

When I read “ the nior fisherman think: Here to the

acoast really was too near, perhaps could have a bigger fish in

a farther place… ” When, I extremely admire this nior

fisherman, becau he by now already projected on some fish,

but he had not ttled to the prent situation, but was

approaches the bigger goal advance. Again has a look us, usually

meets one slightly is difficult, we all complain incessantly. We will

be the motherland future, will be suppod to like this old person

same mind lofty aspiration, will even better pursue even better,

the bigger goal.

When I read “ the big marlin start fast to gather round the

young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old

person right hand lifted up high the steel fork, leapt the water

surface in it the flash, did utmost throws to its heart, one wail

ended the big fish's life, it was static static floats on the water

surface… ” When, my heart also liked together the big stone falls.

I extremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the

relentless spirit, although knows the match strength is very

strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is welcomes difficultly

above. Just becau had this kind of spirit, the nior fisherman

only then achieved this life and death contest success. We also

must study nior fisherman's spirit in life, handles the matter

does not fear the difficulty, only then can obtain successfully.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇6

I readwhen I was in junior middle school. At that time I do

not know why the old man persists to take dentuso back. It’s so

dangerous to fight with sharks. But he did not give up.

But now I’m really proud of Santiago. He is so bra一ve and

pervering. “But a man is not made for defeat” he said “A

man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

Santiago was old just as Hemingway said “Everything about

him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the

a and were cheerful and undefeated.” He think every day is a

new day. No matter how old he is. He said “It’s better to be

lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are

ready.”

Santiago was poor; he had nothing except a little boat and

harpoon. But he said “Now is no time to think of what you do

not ha一ve. Think of what you can do with what there is.”

Santiago was alone. Mandolin can not go to a with him

becau of his parents. He catches fishes alone. He fights with

sharks alone. He can talk to nobody except himlf. No one will

help him.

But even though he faced hungry; weary and difficulty alone,

he does not give up.

Somebody said Santiago was a failure. Becau at last he said

he wishes that it had been a dream and the boy cried for him can

really approve it.

In this way I think Santiago was a lucky person. Becau he

still had Mandolin. The boy loved him and pitied him. If Mandolin

had no money his own, he begged or stole to make sure that

Santiago had enough to eat and fresh baits for his lines. The old

man accepts his kindness with humility that was like a quiet kind

of pride.

I think Santiago is a hero and he is not a failure. Becau

catch fish is a part of his life and it is the memory of his mind and

he catch a really big fish back at last. The value of his life was

completely reflected in the way he catch fish. He is the real winner

in his own world.

After I think about this book and Santiago. I realized that

I’m not bra一ve enough. I can not stay hopeful when I face

laugh and indifferent. And I don’t ha一ve enough courage to

do what I want to do. I’m so afraid of this world. I’m so afraid

of the people’s words who speak it behind my back. I’m so

cowardly and that’s the reason I always lo.

Now I know what to do. Don’t mind others. Be mylf. I

need posss the quality of reason and shay cheerful and

undefeated. Be kind and happy. Be strong and optimistic.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇7

Today, I finished reading the book "the old man and the a".

This book mainly tells about an old man fishing at a, but he did

not catch a fish for times.

In fact, after I read this book, I did not fully understand the

meaning of the book, so I asked my mother, and my mother told

me again, so I understood some.

The old man didnt get anything for 84 days, but he didnt

give up. He kept cheering himlf on. Finally, he decided to go to

the deep a to catch a big fish, so he t out. In the end,

although he caught a big fish, he was eaten up by the big shark

when he went back, leaving only a huge fish bone. He was very

sad.

After reading this book, I feel a little sad. I feel sorry for the

old man.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇8

Today, I read a famous American writer Ernest Hemingway's

novel "the old man and the a", the book left a deep impression

on me, I very admire book old fisherman's will, he let me know

how a person must have unremitting spirit, could succeed.

On the description of the old man and the a is a nearly

sixty years old fisherman, in a single a, caught a big fish, but do

not go up. Old fisherman with the fish have a few days later, only

to find that this is a more than his fishing boat veral times of

the big marlin, while knowing that it is difficult to win, but still

don't give up. Later, becau of the big marlin wound fishy drew

veral group of sharks eat, but the old man wouldn't give up, so

eventually break through, will be a big fish bones back to fishing

port, let other fishermen to admire.

When I read my grandfather during a fierce battle with the

sharks, I really worry about my grandfather, grandfather, however,

is always the spirit of optimism to face some great difficulties, e

here, I couldn't help think of yourlf. When I met with some

difficulties, I always feel very frustrated, feel very tired, really want

to escape from reality. Look again at Santiago ALGOL grandpa,

undeterred by whether encounter any difficulty, but bravely to

face!

Life should also such, don't look like a picture of a death,

want to have confidence in mylf. Even if we encounter

difficulties, should not let it to beat, should bravely to destroy it.

We are the future of our motherland, should be like Santiago

aspiring ALGOL grandfather, to the pursuit of better, bigger

targets. I believe that with my efforts, I will become like Santiago

ALGOL grandpa so brave, so brave to fight.

今天，我读了美国著名作家海明威的小说《老人与海》，这本书给我留下了深刻的印象，我十分佩服书中老渔夫的意志，他让我懂得了一个人一定要有坚持不懈的精神，才能获得成功。

《老人与海》描写的是一个年近六旬的老渔夫，在一次单身出海打鱼时，钓到了一条大鱼，却拉不上来。老渔夫同大鱼周旋了几天后，才发现这是一条超过自己渔船数倍的大马林鱼，虽然明知难以取胜，但仍不放弃。后来又因大马林鱼伤口上的鱼腥味引来了几群鲨鱼抢食，但老人不愿这样放弃，最终突出重围，将大鱼的骨头带回了渔港，让其他渔夫佩服不已。

当我读到爷爷与鲨鱼进行激烈的搏斗时，我真为爷爷担心，可是爷爷，总是保持着乐观的精神去面对一些极大的困难，看到这里，我不由得想起自己。每当我遇到了一些困难时，总是觉得很不顺心，觉得很烦，很想逃避现实。再看看桑提阿果爷爷，不管遇到任何困难也毫不退缩，而是勇敢地去面对!

做人也应该这样，不要一幅贪生怕死的`样子，要对自己有信心。即使我们遇到重重困难，也绝不应该让它给打倒，应该勇敢地去消灭它。

我们是祖国的未来，应该像桑提阿果爷爷一样胸怀大志，去追求

更好，更大的目标。我相信，在我的努力下，我一定会变得像桑提阿果爷爷那样勇敢，那样勇于拼搏。

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇9

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway s most

enduring works and may very well become one of the true

classics of this generation. It played a GREat part in his winning

the Pulizer Prize in 1953 and the 1954 Novel Prize for Literature

and confirmed his power and prence in the literary world.

Hemingway is also one of my favorite writers. Besides The Old

Man And the Sea, I have read some of his other works, such as

The Sun Also Ris, A Farewell to Arms and The Snow of

Kilimanijaro. But The Old Man and the Sea is the one that left the

deepest impression on me.

I first read this book when I was in my fifteens. And now I

remember it just as well as if I had read it yesterday.

Pride and Prejudice is a chefdoeuvre.

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇10

On summer vacation of this year, I studied in novel " old man

and a " of Hemingway , famous writer of U.S.A. ,. I admire the

old fisherman's will in the novel very much, he lets me

understand that a person must have unremitting spirit, could

succeed . What the novel is described is an old fisherman almost

the sixty years old, when go to a and fish alone once, have

angled to a big fish, but can not draw. After tough fisherman and

fish have socialized for a few days, just find this is a big Malin's

fish which exceeds veral times of one's own fishing boat,

though know perfectly well that it is very difficult to win , does

not give up yet.

Becau big Malin fish fishlike smell of wound attract odd

herds of shark vie for the food again later, but the old man is still

unwilling to give up like this, stress the tight encirclement finally ,

take the large fish back to fishing port , let other fishmen admire

it endlessly. The old fisherman thinks that as I read ": It is really

too clo from here to coast, perhaps there are bigger fish in the

farther place ……" When,admire very much becau this old

fisherman in the persons, becau play not for some fishing he

already at this moment I, but he is not satisfied with the existing

state of affairs , but advance towards greater goal. Seeing us

again, meet some little difficulties at ordinary times , all of us

complain bitterly.

We are the future of the motherland, should be as ambitious

as this old man, go to pursue well , greater goal. Read as me " big

Malin fish is it enclo light fishing boat move about , is it get

mast to twine cable fast to begin, old man right hand hold steel

fork high , jump out in a flash , affording to try one's best above

water in it, a sound of wail has finished the life of the loud fish, it

floats on the surface of water silently ……"When,the I one heart

is too fall like pieces of stone not big. I admire that kind of fearing

of the old man at all , unremitting spirit very much, though know

rival's strength is very strong , but he has not shrunk back at all ,

meets the difficulty. Just becau there is this kind of spirit, the

old fisherman has obtained the victory of the trial of strength of

this life and death. We should study the old fisherman's spirit too

in life, do the thing and is not afraid of the difficulty , could

achieve success . Read big blood offensive smell of fish smell one

shark , fall over each other to visit to vie for the food, left hand

of old man pull a muscle just, he can only u right hand, can

weapon attacked to ud for defend onelf with stick , mouth of

swordfish that catch everything, and has driven away this herd of

shark finally. But big meat of fish take into big half already, but

old man criticize one's own left hand " when the work this when

have a rest " humorously also, I am subdued by old man's

optimistic spirit too.

In life, some loss are unavoidable, we should treat the

optimistic attitude , can't worry about petty gain or loss . Finally,

the novel es with a teenager that old fisherman has 18 feet of

big long Malin's fish totally in the tolerance , the ones that have

described this fish are enormous again, prove that old

fisherman's difficulty overcome is big, than ordinary. Old

fisherman's spirit that makes great efforts to struggle fearless of

danger and difficulty that the novel has been extolled, we should

be like him too, can' t be satisfied with the current situation ,

should be positive upwards, it should be unremitting to do

anything, it must not give up halfway to meeting difficulty should

meet the difficulty. Only in this way, we could obtain greater

success and victory .

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇11

A man is not born for failure. One can destroy, but not defeat.

A simple story, a simple old fisherman, a big marlin, on the

vast a, staged a emingly simple and extraordinary story.

It tells the story of an old fisherman named San Diego who

came across a surprisingly large marlin after 84 days without a

fish. After three days and three nights of battle, the old man

finally killed the big marlin. On the return voyage, however, the

shark was attacked by the shark, and the old man bravely fought

the shark, but when he returned to the harbor, the huge marlin

was left with a bare skeleton.

One can fail, but not defeat, the external body can accept it,

but the inner will is sacrosanct, which is the argument of the old

man and the a. The big marlin is like what we pursue, that a

group of sharks are inevitable doom, unpredictable a is like a

kaleidoscope, the fickleness of human society, there are plenty of

people are like the old man, brave to capture their petitions,

never say die.

When you work hard to pursue their own want to pursue or

conquer yourlf to conquer, whatever finally caught a full marlin

or an empty skeleton, which all have already doesn't matter,

becau a person's life value has been fully reflected in the

process of chasing marlin. He has been striving for his ideal, and

he is not a winner. The old fisherman is a winner who dares to

challenge his own shortcomings and his courage and confidence.

From the perspective of the cular concept of victory, the old

fisherman is not a final winner, becau although he beat the big

marlin start, but in the end the big marlin or let the shark eat, he

is just with the big marlin at the back to the shore, that is to say,

the shark is the winner. However, in the eye of the idealist, the old

fisherman was the winner, for he had never been to the a, nor

to the great marlin, nor to the shark, and to surrender.

So one can destroy, but not defeat, never say die!

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇12

The Old Man and the Sea tells the frustrated experience that

the old fisherman fishes in the cour. The theme is deep, and it

is a song of prai of heroism. “But man is not made for defeat.

A man can be destroyed but not defeated” has been the classic

saying and the old man also has been the most typical and the

most reprentative of the Hemingway’s “tough guy”. When

Hemingway talked about the successful factors later, the little

boy was mentioned in the same breath with the old man.

This paper starts with the details and it is divided into two

main parts to discuss the indispensable roles of the little boy in

the novel. It is him who helps to perform the theme of “grace

under pressure”: during 40 days, the old man with the little boy

went to fish but without taking a fish, when his situation was

getting wor step by step, the little boy’s leaving was the heavy

pressure that achieved the extreme stern for certain. However , it

was so “heavy pressure” that his manner was graceful when

the old man faced afterwards defeat and his optimistic, generous

life attitude was worthy tasting by people carefully; it is him who

plays the role of leading, inspiring to the readers, and increasing

the appeal of the work, enriching the content of the work:

although the little boy appears only at the beginning and the

ending in the novel, there is nothing in his inner state but the old

man, so his attitude and emotions towards the old man affects

the readers’ emotions for the old man quietly and gradually.

And it is unavoidable that his inner feeling leads and impacts the

readers’ emotions.

Key words: roles; the little boy; the old man; grace under

pressure; The Old Man and the Sea

译文

《老人与海》讲述了老渔夫捕鱼过程中的坎坷经历，主题深刻，是一部英雄主义的赞歌。“一个人不是生来就要被打败的，你可以消灭他，但就是打不败他。”已经成为至理名言，老人也成为海明威式“硬汉子”的最典型、最完美的代表。当海明威谈到小说成功的因素时，曾颇为自得地将小男孩与老人相提并论。

本文拟从有关细节入手，分析讨论小男孩在《老人与海》中所起的微妙且不可或缺的作用：是他帮助表现了“重压下的优雅风度”这一主题：在老人84天没有捕到鱼，处境一步步恶化的厄运中，小男孩的离去无疑让老人的“重压”达到了极度严峻的地步，然而正是由于如此的“重压”，老人后来面对失败时的态度才可谓“优雅”，所表现的大度、乐观的人生态度才值得人们仔细地品味;是他对读者发挥着

一定的牵引、打动和启发作用，从而增强了作品的感染力，丰富了作品的内涵：孩子虽然只出现在小说的首尾两处，但是孩子的内心世界里别无他物，只有老人，他对老人的态度和感情潜移默化地左右着读者对老人的感受，他的内心情感无可避免地要牵动影响着读者的情绪。

老人与海英语读后感300字 篇13

The old man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a

character en in many perspectives, as a hero, an ordinary

fisherman, an unlucky old man, and a wi man. Throughout the

novella he is made out as a person of motivation, passion, and

hope. Despite what others do or do not think he is a man of

action, and not one consumed by regret. The young and old

villagersa? view of Santiago is an important one, but not a

differentiating one.

The villagers are split into two groups. The older fishermen

that respect Santiago and wish him luck, and the younger

fishermen that e him as little more than bad luck. While neither

group is particularly important to the plot, each of their views

ts an ambiance of Santiagoa?s forthcoming adventure.

Without their views Santiago would be little more than a lucky

old fisherman.

Santiago has a resolute grip upon reality and lives by it. He

es himlf as a man with little direction but enough

determination and experience to live. He cho not to e what

others thought but instead lived by how he perceived the world.

His constant struggles and his persistent resolve to overcome the

marlin and himlf show his earnest desires to live and fish.

The boy is a crucial element to Santiagoa?s world. Manolin is

always at the edge of Santiagoa?s mind when he thinks of

convenience. At times with the fish, Santiago thinks to the boy

and then to his own lack of ability. He may deny it, but at times it

is his relationship with the boy that both makes him realize he

needs help, and compels him to go on.

Christian imagery and concepts are important asts to the

old fishermana?s personality. He is en as a kind man, and

although express his frustration towards certain points, only

conveys his anger towards the evil reprentation of the sharks.

His kind, infinite eyes, and he carrying his mast like Jesus and his

cross only augment his Christ-like personage. His loneliness and

greatness are both shown as Manolin is assigned a new boat after

40 days with Santiago, the same length of time as Christ spent in

the wilderness.

Santiagoa's change at the end of the novella turns him into

almost a universal hero. By being at a, his ventures were never

limited and the events of the story just emed to happen. After

he rebukes himlf for his arrogance with the marlin, Santiago

goes home and dreams of the lions playing in Africa, signaling a

cycle of a child-like rebirth through Manolin.

Throughout the story many aspects can be found about

Santiagoa?s personality merely by the content of his 3-day fight

with the marlin. The ideology that encompass the story is only

consumed by Santiagoa?s pure will to pervere. Certainly

Santiago is a man of many themes and personality traits.

I believe that in the past three decades, the way society has

treated he elderly has remained primarily the same. Some

younger citizens have looked up to the elderly with respect, yet

most continue to shun them and

consider them uless and hopeless in a society such as ours.

I think that the elderly population is continually losing respect

from the new generations. Santiago, the elderly man in the novel

The Old Man and the Sea, is respected by a young boy, Manolin,

yet he is also looked down upon

by many of the younger fishermen in the Cuban fishing

village where he lives. This book is t in the late 1930"s and, I as

I e it, shows that societies all around the world have had a

decline in respect for the older people in their environment since

the beginning of the nineteenth century.

An enormous number of issues have changed since

Santiago"s time, allowing the elderly to have the ability to do

more in their old age and live in areas specifically designed for

their needs. However, there is still an enormous lack of respect

for the older people in society, and it is becoming wor every

day. Younger citizens of our country make fun of older people,

call them names, and believe that they are incapable of doing

most things that the younger ones are capable of doing. When

we believe they can no longer support themlves, we place our

elderly relatives into retirement homes and old folks" homes as

many call them. Sometimes they, themlves, do not wish to go

to such a place, but we force them to, which many times is the

wrong choice. Some younger people help the elderly, though,

and try to support them, but few of the people can be found.

It is a fact that when people get beyond a certain age, their

memories begin depleting and they atrophy physically. However,

as Santiago shows in the novel, older people have much

knowledge about the world around them and enough strength

to make it through hard situations if they are determined and

have the will and courage to believe in a better tomorrow.

In Santiago"s community, it is shown that their is still a

natural respect for elders, as is en in Manolin"s support of the

old man. He was one of the dying breed that truly looked up to

his elders and regarded their feelings and experiences with much

respect. He greatly aided Santiago by giving him support and

courage and helping him through every day chores. Their are still

some people with such feelings in the world today, yet many have

had their opinions swayed by others and begin to think badly of

the elderly.

Their is also a lack of respect for Santiago and the elderly in

the novel, which can be found in the actions of the young

fisherman. Some laugh at him when he pasd by, and some

thought of him to be too old to be a fisherman. They believed he

was not in good enough shape to catch a fish, yet it was only his

bad luck that deterred him from doing such a thing. He was much

better and more exact than most of the other fisherman in the

village, yet they could not e past his age to view his

accomplishments.

I think the fal beliefs about the weakness of the elderly can

be turned around only if society looks much harder at their

abilities and their goals. We must begin to e that although they

may not have great physical strength, they still have a mind that

is capable of many things. Their are many jobs that they can hold

in the workplace and many things they can do to help society of

which we, the younger generation, are not aware. We must

realize that they have gone through many experiences that we

have not and that they hold a vast amount of knowledge about

the world around them. There will come a time when one"s age

does not determine the value of one"s life, but we can change

that dream to reality only if we try.