Like coleridge ' s ancient mariner , hemingway ' s cuban fisherman is a character allowing the imagination of his creator to operate simultaneously in two different worlds of meaning and value , the one real and dramatic , the other moral and devotionally symbolic 和柯勒律治笔下的“老水手”一样，海明威笔下的古巴渔民是这样一个角色，他容许作者的想象力同时在两个领域中活动，这两个领域具有不同的意义和价值，一个注意写实，有着动人的情节；另一个则侧重道德说教，充满象征的意义。
