%0 Journal Article
%T The Triple Decline Narrative in <i>The Old Man and the Sea</i>
%A Chunhui Pang
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 13
%N 7
%P 1-10
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2026
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1115635
%X <i>The </i><i>Old Man and the Sea</i>, as Hemingway¡¯s peak work, has been interpreted from the perspectives of heroism, symbolism or metaphorical interpretation, but Santiago¡¯s ¡°oldness¡± has been rarely studied even neglected. Under the framework of Age Studies, this thesis focuses on the ¡°decline narrative¡± in this novella to reveal the triple decline: Santiago¡¯s aging body, Hemingway¡¯s waning writing talent, and Spain¡¯s fading empire power. The intertwining decline narratives deconstruct the story of a ¡°tough guy¡± presented on the surface of the short novel by Hemingway, exposing the facts of ageism, creation anxiety, and the iterative renewal of the empire.
%K <i>The Old Man and the Sea</i>
%K Ernest Hemingway
%K Age Studies
%K Decline Narrative
%K Mirror Stage of Old Age
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=152527