Code-Hero--in-Hemingways-works

The“CodeHero”inErnestHemingway’sWorks07Class1王楚婷莫红红尹思明CodeHero•InHemingway'sstories,thereisastockfigurethatreappearsinmanydifferentworksandthischaracteriscloselyrelatedtoHemingwayhimself.•Thecharacter’sperceptionoflifeislimitedandaffectedbyhisearlyexperiencesofwarandviolence.•ThereisasetofvaluesintheCodeHero,andsuchasetofcodesisthegoaloftheprotagonists.•ThecharactersinHemingway’searlyworkslacksuchcodesandarethereforeunsuccessful;yetinthelaterworks,hehasacquiredtheimportantcodesandvaluesandthereforeturnedouttobecourageousandundefeated,takingongreatsocialresponsibility.TheFeaturesofCodeHero•Theirwayoflifecanbedefinedbythewaywhichtheyrespondtoconflictsaswellasthewaywhichtheyaredepicted.Theyallbehaveinaccordancewithcertainprincipals,orthatsomecoderuletheirbehavior,andthatcertainprinciplesdominatetheirinnerconflictsandcontroltheirlifeorientation.MostcharactersinHemingway’sworksarequitedisillusionedwiththetraditionalvaluesandbehavioralconventionsofthewar.Theyareinclinedtoturnawayfromtheold,sacredandabstractmoralityforanextremeoppositetendency.Theyneverspeakofbeliefs;theyactratherthanargue.TheyareamongthosethatrealizethefailureofChristianmoralitytosavemankindfromthedisasterofwar.•SuchdisillusionmentalsoforceHemingway’sheroestoreadjusttheirattitudestowardstheirsurroundingsandtakeamoreproactiveresponse,yetatthesametimetheyarebasicallypessimisticandinert.•Themostobvioustrademarksofthe“codehero”are:“theworldcrusheseverypersonintopieces,yetalotofpeoplerisefromthepiecestodemonstratetheirstayingpower.Theworldislikelytokillandbreakthosemostbrave,benignandexcellent,yetitistheherothatrisesfromfailure.”GeneralFetures•1.Hehasgreatphysicalpotentialandcourage.Whetherheisasoldier,abullfighter,ahunter,orafisherman,hisphysicalpowerisalwaysactivatedbycriticalsituationsandthuscreatesthemostlife-likebeauty.Howeverthisphysicalpowerwillencounterharmfromthegreaterforces.Therealvalue,accordingtoHemingway,liesinthefactthattheherocanalwaysrisefromdestruction.CaptainHenryinFarewelltoArms,JordaninForWhomtheBellTolls,andSantiagoinTheOldmanandtheSeawereallhurtinsomeway,yettheywerenotdefeated.However,therearesomedifferencesinthecharacterizationofSantiago.Heisactiveandchoosestobeinjured.Unliketheothershesuffersonlyphysicalharm,notmentalpain,andasaresultretainshisoptimismuntiltheendofthestory.•Santiagoisfreefromthatself-pityandvainstrugglesthathauntedHemingway’sformerheroes.Heacceptshisfatewithgreattranquilityandhisinjuriesheregardsasinsignificantoccurrences.ThroughhisportrayalofSantiago,Hemingwaysuccessfullydemonstrateshowmancanchallengehimselfbyconfrontinghisfailures.Bywayofcontrast,theformerheroesareinertandpassiveunderpressure;theysimplyretreatasawayofprotection.Forexample,CaptainHenryretreatedfromthewarafterhewasawareofitsmeaninglessnessandandinsignificance.“Generallyspeaking,thecodeheroesunderHemingwayatthattimelackedgoalsandwereloststrugglers.”•2.The“codeheroes”havestrongwillpower.Aboveandbeyondtheirphysicalstrength,theirdeterminationprovesevenmoresignificant.WithsuchwillpowertheheroesofHemingwayareabletoremaingracefulevenafterbeingdestroyed,andcanstilldemonstratetheirdignityashumanbeings.Santiago’sphysicalpowerismuchreducedbythefactthatheisalreadyanoldmanwithallthatyouthfulstrengthwhiledawayandHemingwaywillpowercanmoveoneinthedepthofhisheart.”Thewillpowerformstheessentialstrengthoftheprotagonistsandenhancestheintensityoftheconflictsbetweencharacters.•3.Thirdly,anotherimportantfeatureofthe“codeheroesistheirloyalty.Theyarenotwithoutstrongpassionsandfaith,andsuchqualitymakestheircharacterlife2likeandreliable,conveyingwarmthandlovetopeoplearound.However,suchqualityisimpliedratherthandisplayedinthecodeheroes”.Itisnotspokenofbutperformed,nottoldbutsuggested.Henry’sloyaltytolove,andSantiago’sloyaltyandpassiontothechildManolincanonlybefeltthroughtheirbehaviorandspecificactions,whilethecharactersthemselvesneversayawordaboutit.Suchaqualitycreatesanintegratedandoutstandingindividual.Yettheloyaltybreaksfromcommonpoliticalorreligiousbeliefsanddoesnotstemfromsomeabstractideologybutcomesfromasenseofbelonginganddependenceoncertainindividualgroups,personalcirclesandfriendshipsorfromtheloveforsomespecificregions.•4.Fourthly,thecodeheroes”maintaingreatdignityinallsituations.Hemingwayalwaystriestopresentafailedending.Barnslosteverything,theoldmanSantiagolosteverything,too.Theimportanceisthattheymaintainasenseofhonour.Suchqualityservestopromotethecharacter’spersonalityandactivatestheircourageandoptimism,whichalsomakesupthebasictoneofthecodeheroes”.•5.Fifthly,the“codeheroes”areendowedwithcertainspecializedskills,suchasfishing,bullfighting,andhunting,etc.Suchskillsarenecessaryfortheinternalcourageandconstraintintheheroes.Inanothersense,apersonthatisgoodfornothingislikelytobepresentedas“weakoruseless,yettheHemingway’sheroesarefreefromsuchdeficienciesastheypossesspracticalskills.•Finally,the“codeheroes”arealwaysputinsometouch-andgosituations,whattheheroesmustalwaysfaceuptoistheirownpersonalfearofdeathandthethreatofdestruction,anditisthisobstacle,death,thattheyhav