1、I（20_届）本科毕业设计英语浅析海明威乞力马札罗山的雪中的死亡主题和意识流写作手法ONDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSINTHESNOWSOFKILIMANJAROIIABSTRACTDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSHAVELONGBEENIMPORTANTASPECTSFORTHELITERARYCRITICISMSOFHEMINGWAYSWORKSINWESTERNCOUNTRIESHOWEVER,CHINESESCHOLARSHAVEMAINLYFOCUSEDONHEMINGWAYSNOVELSINDE
2、ALINGTHESETWOASPECTSWHICHCANALSOBEADEQUATELYREFLECTEDINHISSHORTSTORIESHEMINGWAYSSHORTSTORIESARECLOSELYRELATEDTOHISPERSONALEXPERIENCEANDAREVALUABLEFORUSTOTAKETHEINTERPRETATIONOFHEMINGWAYSEXPLORATIONONDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSTHISARTICLEISTODEALWITHTHEDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESST
3、HROUGHCLOSEREADINGOFTHESNOWSOFKILIMANJAROKEYWORDSHEMINGWAYSHORTSTORYDEATHTHEMETHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSIII摘要死亡主题和意识流写作手法一直是西方国家对海明威作品的两大批评方向。然而，在中国，人们主要通过海明威的长篇小说来研究这两大方面。其实，它们也可以通过海明威的短篇小说充分体现出来。这些短篇小说和他的人生经历息息相关，值得我们对于他的死亡主题和意识流写作方式做进一步的研究和探索。本论文以乞力马札罗山的雪为细读文本，探讨海明威作品的死亡主题和意识流写作手法。关键词海明威；短篇小说；死亡主题；意识流写
4、作手法IVCONTENTS1BACKGROUNDINFORMATION111THEDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS112LITERATUREREVIEW22HEMINGWAYSVIEWOFDEATHTHEMEINTHESNOWOFKILIMANJARO321CHARACTERIZATION422SETTING523PLOT63HEMINGWAYANDHISSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSINTHESNOWOFKILIMANJARO731HEMINGWAYANDHISSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS732THEFUNCTIONOFHE
5、MINGWAYSSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS833THECHARACTERISTICSOFHEMINGWAYSSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS104THESIGNIFICANCEOFHISDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS105CONCLUSIONS12BIBLIOGRAPHY14ACKNOWLEDGEMENT1511BACKGROUNDINFORMATIONIN1918,HEMINGWAYPARTICIPATEDINWWIWHILEDRIVINGACARTHROUGHANITALIANTERRITORYANDWARZONE,HE
6、WASWOUNDEDBYSHRAPNELDURINGHIS20MONTHSTAYINTHEHOSPITALFORTREATMENT,237PIECESOFSHRAPNELWEREREMOVEDFROMHISLEGSALONEHISSERIOUSINJURYLEFTHIMWITHINSOMNIAANDPOSTTRAUMATICSTRESSDISORDERIN1936,THESPANISHCIVILWARBROKEOUTHERUSHEDTOTHEFRONTASAJOURNALIST,ANDWITNESSEDTHELIFEANDDEATHINTHESPANISHCIVILWARDURINGWORLD
7、WARII,HEONCEAGAINWENTONTHEENTIREBATTLEFIELDASAJOURNALISTINACARACCIDENTONTHEFRONTLINES,HEGOTASERIOUSHEADINJURYTHEWOUNDSWERECLOSEDWITH57STITCHESINTHEMEANTIME,BECAUSEOFTHECRASH,HEHADASERIOUSCONCUSSIONIN1949,HISEYEWASWOUNDEDBYASHOTGUNSHELLCASINGIN1954,WHILEHUNTINGINAFRICA,HESURVIVEDACRASHERNESTHEMINGWAY
8、SLIFEWASONECATASTROPHEFOLLOWINGANOTHERALTHOUGHHESURVIVEDEVERYTIME,THESHADOWOFDEATHSTRUCKFEARINHISHEARTEVENMINORSTRANGEHAPPENINGSTOOKONUNDUEOMINOUSASSOCIATIONSEVENTHEDEATHOFHISFATHER,SUICIDE,HADATREMENDOUSIMPACTONHIMSEVERALYEARSLATER,HISMOTHERGAVEHIMTHEREVOLVERWITHWHICHHISFATHERHADCOMMITTEDSUICIDEANA
9、CCOMPANYINGCARDSHOWEDTHEWORDS,“MAYBEYOUWANTTOSAVEIT”TOTHISHEREPLIED,“IREALLYDONOTKNOWWHATTHISMEANS”SCOTTDONALDSON,2000THOSELEGENDARY,UNIQUE,ANDCOMPLEXEXPERIENCESVISIBLYSTRENGTHENEDTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFHISLIFEFURTHERMORE,SERIOUSILLNESSFURTHERCOLOREDHISIMAGINATIONCONCERNINGDEATH,WHICHINSPIRESCOMPLEXNEURO
10、TICSENTIMENTS,ASWELLASRELIGIOUSMYSTERY,TOTHECONCEPTUALIZATIONOFHISDEATHITSNODOUBTTHATDEATHHASTHEGREATESTMEASUREOFAUTHENTICITYANDREALISMFORHEMINGWAYHEMINGWAYCONCEIVEDOFDEATHASSOMETHINGTHATISABSOLUTELYINESCAPABLE,WHICHISTHELARGESTANDMOSTHORRIFYINGCONCEPTINREALITYHISWORKSHAVEAGREATMYSTERIOUSFORCETHATDE
11、PRIVESPEOPLEOFTHEIRRIGHTSANDTEARSUPTHEIRSUBJECTIVEIMAGINATIONANDBLINDOPTIMISMINTHESPACEOFAMOMENTUSINGMYRIADLITERARYIMAGES,HEMINGWAYWANTSTOCONVEYTHETRUTHABOUTTHISLIFEEXPERIENCEALLMANKINDISDOOMEDTOLIVEONINDEGRADATION,SETTINGTHEIRHOPESANDCARESASIDE11THEDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSHEMINGWAYSSHO
12、RTSTORIESCARRYMORESYMBOLICMEANINGTHANHISNOVELSITWASHISSHORTSTORIESTHATGUARANTEEDHISSTATUSASAMASTERTHEREINHISWORKSAREPIECESOFCONSCIOUSARTTHECREATIONOFHISCHARACTERSANDTHEDESCRIPTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENTCARRYASTRONGANDRATHERDISTINCTIMAGERYHESAID“THEPURPOSEOFWRITINGISTOCONVEYTOTHEREADERSEVERYFEELING,2VISION,
13、PLACEANDEMOTION“YUYE,2004INFACT,ASLONGASYOUREADHISWORKSCAREFULLY,THEFOCUSOFHISSHORTSTORIESWILLBEFOUNDTOSHAREACOMMONPOINTFIRST,HISWORKSRESORTTOTHEREADERSSENSESSOTHATREADERSCOULDFEELANDHEARWHATHEWRITESANDPRODUCEASTRONGIMPRESSIONINORDERTOLETTHEREADERENJOYTHEFEELINGOFIMMERSIVE,CONFUSING,DRAMATICNARRATIO
14、NTHISWASACCOMPLISHEDBYOMITTINGILLUSTRATIVETIPSANDALSOHIDINGTHESUBJECTIVEMOTIVEBEHINDFICTIONALDIALOGUEEVENIFWECANFEELTHERHYTHM,SPEEDANDTONEOFTHEDIALOGUE,WEAREUNABLETODETERMINETHETRUEPSYCHOLOGICALMOTIVATIONBEHINDITTHEDEATHTHEME“DEATHSTUDIES“ISNOTOPTIMISTICPEOPLEHAVEACOMMONPSYCHOLOGICALAVOIDANCETODEATH
15、IFSOMEONEMENTIONEDDEATHNORMALLY,ITMAYCAUSETHECONSIDERATIONOFMISERYINFACT,DEATHISNOTATHREATITISACHALLENGETOTHEPEOPLEANDALLLIVINGTHINGSISITDEATHIFTHEHEARTBEATANDBREATHINGHAVESTOPPEDSOMEPEOPLEWONDERWHENEXACTLYTODECLAREDEATHDOESITHAPPENWHENTHEBRAINDIESTHENWHATABOUTAVEGETATIVESTATEDEATHISAMATTEROFMEDICIN
16、E,RELIGION,PSYCHOLOGY,LITERATUREANDOTHERAREASOFCROSSCUTTINGDISCIPLINES,ANDISCLOSELYRELATEDWITHPEOPLESLIVES“DEATHINLITERATURE“ISANIMPORTANTBRANCHOF“DEATHSTUDIES“,ANDBYMEANSOFARTISTICINSPIRATIONANDENLIGHTENMENTHELPSMOREPEOPLEUNDERSTANDDEATHTOSOMEEXTENT,ITWILLSTRENGTHENTHECAMPAIGNOF“DEATHEDUCATION”THES
17、TREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSIFWEREGARDEDTHESUBJECTIVELIFEOFPEOPLEASASTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS,THENTHEOUTSIDEOFLIFEOFPEOPLECANBECALLEDTHELIFESTREAMSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSISTHEREFLECTIONOFTHELIFESTREAM,BUTSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSCANALSOBECOUNTERPRODUCTIVEACTIONSOFCHARACTERSINTHELIFESTREAMTHETWOINFLUENCEEACHOTHERTRADIT
18、IONALREALISTICNOVELSNOTONLYINCLUDETHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS,BUTALSOWRITETHELIFESTREAMGENERALLY,THELIFESTREAMISTHESUBJECT,ANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSISASTHEAUXILIARYITWILLSHOWTHEMENTALACTIVITYINTHETWO“FLOW“FIGURESHOWEVER,THENOVELSCONCERNINGTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSAREFOREXPLORINGINTERNALTHOUGHTANDSHOWL
19、ITTLEREGARDFORTHELIFESTREAMATMOST,THEREFLECTISASUBJECTIVEVIEWOFTHELIFESTREAMANDISFRAGMENTEDANDMYSTERIOUSITISTHETRUEMEANINGOFTHEDEBRISWITHOUTACOHERENTPLOT,THEREISNOCLEARCOMPLETESCENE,EVENTHECHARACTERSAREDIM,ANDTHEFIGURESARETRANSFERREDBYTHEINKINGOFTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS12LITERATUREREVIEWWITHTHETOPIC
20、OFDEATHTHEMEANDTHESTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESSINHEMINGWAYSWORKS,LIUJUNPING1991POINTEDTHATTHESNOWSOFKILIMANJARO1938ISONEOFTHEOUTSTANDINGSHORTSTORIESOFERNESTHEMINGWAYSWORKSTHISNOVELGOTPRAISEDFROMALLSIDESOFWORLDWHENPUBLISHEDIN1936IFALLWORKSOFHEMINGWAYCONTAINASTREAMOFTHEBLACKDEATHTHEME,WE3CANALSOFEELTHEDEATHIN
21、SLOWLYINTHISWORKWHENFLOWGOESWITHTHEUNDERCURRENTSORROWANDDARKRHYTHMACCORDINGTHELIYANAN2007L,THENOVELSHOWEDUSISNOTONLYTHESADNESSOFDEATH,BUTALSOTHEDEATHMEANINGWHICHTHEAUTHORWANTSTOEXPLORECOMPAREDWITHTHERETAINEDMONOSYLLABICSTYLISTICSANDTHEME,THEMOSTSTRIKINGPLACEISITSCOMPLICATEDSPACETIMENETWORKNARRATIONT
22、HEMAINLINEOFTHENOVELISCOMBINEDWITHTHEDIALOGUE,HEARTMONOLOGUE,MEMORIESANDMEDITATIONINTERWOVENOFHARRYLUOMINGZHOU1999POINTEDOUTTHATTHEAUTHORQUIETLYBRINGTHEREADERTOTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEENTRANCEOFNOVEL,ANDLETTHEREADERTHEMSELVESTOEXPERIENCETHEFICTIONALWORLDINTHEVASTSPACEDURINGTHENARRATION,THEAUTHORSKILLFULLYC
23、ONVERTSTHEPERSPECTIVE,ACROSSTHELIMITSOFSPACEANDTIME,ANDWAVETHEDIFFERENTSPACETIMETOADENSENETWORKSPACELANXINWEI2005POINTEDOUTTHATHEMINGWAYCREATEDAVOIDWORLDINMANYOFHISSHORTSTORIESTHEFIGURESFEATUREINTHISWORLDISEITHEROLDANDLONELY,ORCONFUSEDANDDISAPPOINTEDTHEFIGURESINHISNOVELAREINCOMPATIBLEWITHMODERNSOCIE
24、TYEITHERTHEYISOLATEDANDFARAWAYFROMTHEFAMILIARLANDANDPEOPLE,ORTHEYHADDESPERATELONELINESS,INNERPAIN,ANDEVENSUICIDETHEYHADNOTTHESPIRITUALSUSTENANCEANDLOSTTHEDIRECTIONOFLIFEINSHORT,THEYLIVEDWITHNOTHINGWITHADEEPSENSEOFEMPTINESSINTHEWORLDWHENITCOMESTOHEMINGWAY,ZHAOYANJIE2003POINTEDOUTTHATERNESTHEMINGWAYSL
25、IFEANDHISCREATIONHAVEASPECIALRELATIONSHIPASAWRITER,HECANNOTAVOIDTHENIHILISTICMOURNEDTOAFTERTHEPROFOUNDUNDERSTANDINGOFLIFE,ANDTHEHELPLESSANDDISTRESSFROMTHELESSLITERARYIMAGINATIONANDCREATIONOFAGING,ANDHAVETONEEDTHEDEATHTHEMETOMAINTAINTHEHIGHREPUTATIONTOACHIEVEANOTHERKINDOFPERFECTIONSOTHESHADOWOFDEATHI
26、SEVERYWHERE,ANDTHESMELLOFDEATHDIFFUSESAROUNDWHATSMORE,THEDEATHBECOMESINTOTHEETERNALTHEMEOFHEMINGWAYSWRITINGANDITSESSENTIALSIGNIFICANCEOFTHEMEOFHISWHOLELIFESEXPLORATION2HEMINGWAYSVIEWOFDEATHTHEMEINTHESNOWOFKILIMANJARO“KILIMANJAROISASNOWCOVEREDMOUNTAIN19,710FEETHIGH,ANDISSAIDTOBETHEHIGHESTMOUNTAININAF
27、RICAITSWESTERNSUMMITISCALLEDTHEMASAI“NGJENGI,“THEHOUSEOFGODCLOSETOTHEWESTERNSUMMITTHEREISTHEDRIEDANDFROZENCARCASSOFALEOPARDNOONEHASEXPLAINEDWHATTHELEOPARDWASSEEKINGATTHATALTITUDE”THISQUOTATIONINITALICSSEEMSHAVELITTLERELATIONSHIPWITHTHEWHOLESTORYITJUSTLOOKSLIKEASTATEMENTOFFACT,ANDHEMINGWAYHIMSELFDIDN
28、OTANSWERSUNHUAXIANG,1991INFACT,THISQUOTATIONPOINTSATTHETHEMEOFTHEBOOKWITHTHEIMPERFECTOFTHEJOURNEYOFLIFEANDTHEHOPELESSANDCONFUSEDINTHELIFE,ETERNALONLYCANBEOBTAINEDINTHEDEATHFIRSTOFALL,4READERSWILLTHINK“INHOTAFRICA,WHATDOESTHELEOPARDWANTTODOTOTHETOPOFTHEFRIGIDPEAKSANDWHATDOESHARRY,THECHARACTERFROMTHED
29、ISTANTUNITEDSTATESTOAFRICA,WANTTOSEARCHFOR“THESEEKINGOFLEOPARDMAPPEDTHETHOUGHTSOFHARRY,THERELENTLESSSEARCHOFHEMINGWAYINHISLIFE,ANDSUGGESTEDTHATITFOUNDTHEENDALTHOUGHTHEDEATHISJUSTINFRONTOFYOURFACE,PERENNIALSNOWMEANSETERNALHEMINGWAYSSHORTSTORIES,THESNOWSOFKILIMANJARO,PORTRAYACOLD,ABSURD,UNKNOWABLEWORL
30、DFORUSINSUCHAWORLD,PEOPLECANNOTFINDTHEMEANINGOFLIFE,ANDTHEREISONLYEMPTINESSANDHOLLOWINTHELIFETHEREFORE,THEHEMINGWAYCHARACTERFACEDTHEWORLDWITHOUTTHEVALUEOFREALLIFE,FELTTHATTHEYHADBEENALIENATEDINTHISSOCIETYANDWORLD,BECAMEADESERTED,LONELY,AIMLESSEXISTENCEACCORDINGTOWHATWANGHUA2005WASWRITTEN,“WHETHERITI
31、STOHEMINGWAYORHISCHARACTERINHISWORKS,LIFEISALONELYSTRUGGLETOTHEM,ISTHEPASSIONOFDESPERATEACTIONWITHOUTANYMEANINGORREASONBEHINDTHESTORYINTHELIFETIME,NOTHINGCANBESTATED,TOBEIMPROVEDORSAVED,ANDALSOCANNOTREALLYRAISEORRESOLVETHEPROBLEMWHATEVERITWAS“HEMINGWAYCREATEDAVOIDWORLDINMANYOFHISSHORTSTORIESINYUYESC
32、OMMENT2004THATTHEFIGURESINHISNOVELAREINCOMPATIBLEWITHMODERNSOCIETYEITHERTHEYISOLATEDANDFARAWAYFROMTHEFAMILIARLANDANDPEOPLE,ORTHEYHADDESPERATELONELINESS,INNERPAIN,ANDEVENSUICIDETHEYHADNOTTHESPIRITUALSUSTENANCEANDLOSTTHEDIRECTIONOFLIFEINSHORT,THEYLIVEDWITHNOTHINGWITHADEEPSENSEOFEMPTINESSINTHEWORLDTHE“
33、NASTYBIRD“VULTURECIRCLEDHARRYOVERHEADANDCASTEDTHEIRSHADOWASDEATHENVELOPEDALLIMPLIESTHATDEATHISUNAVOIDABLEANDPEOPLECANNOTESCAPEHYENASBARKHASASTRONGSYMBOLICSIGNIFICANCEINTHEBOOKINITIALLY,THEWHIMPEROFHYENAISAPREDICTOROFANXIETY,SUGGESTINGHARRYFACEDARUTHLESSWORLDOUTSIDE21CHARACTERIZATIONHEMINGWAYSHARRYIS
34、NEITHERAHERONORACOWARD,ANDHEHASNEITHERTHEHAMLETLIKEMELANCHOLY,NORDRIVELIKEROMEOSLOVEHARRY,LIKEMILLIONSOFORDINARYPEOPLE,WANTSTOMAKEHISLIFEFULLOFVALUEBYWORKINGHARDANDTHINKING,BUTHESUFFEREDALOSSAFTERHELIVEDINTHEWILDERNESSFROMWORLDWARII“THEFIGUREUNDERHEMINGWAYSPENISNOTTHEPEOPLEWHOLIVEWITHANIDEALORADAZZL
35、INGSUPERMANACCORDINGTOZHANGNASTHOUGHTS2004,HEMINGWAYDESCRIBESAREALWORLDANDTHEEXISTENCEOFBIOLOGICALSPECIESINTHISWORLDWEREPEATEDLIFESSETBACKS,ANDTHEREISNOOTHERWAYTOGETTHOUGH,NOONEKNOWSWHATWECANGET,ANDNOONEKNOWSWHETHERITWILLPROGRESSTHISISNOTONLYTHESTARTINGPOINTOFHEMINGWAY,BUTALSOTHEFOUNDATIONOFHISCONST
36、ANTCREATIONOFNEWCHARACTERSANDNEWPLOTTHEREAREMANYDIFFERENTCHARACTERISTICSOFHUMAN5NATURE,BUTHEMINGWAYSMAINIDEAOFDESCRIPTIONISTHATHESHOULDDESCRIBEORDINARYPEOPLENOTSUPERMENWHATSMORE,THEREISACERTAININTENTIONTHATHEMINGWAYSHOWSTHEDECADENCEANDDEATHOFATALENTEDWRITERINTHESNOWOFKILIMANJAROHEMINGWAYHADFRANKLYAC
37、KNOWLEDGEDTHATHARRYSIMAGEHASHISOWNSHADOWTHETIMETHATTHENOVELWASPUBLISHEDWASJUSTTHATHEMINGWAYWASATTHETOPOFHISGAMEITISINSIGNIFICANTWHETHERHEMINGWAYMEANSTOMAKETHESNOWSOFKILIMANJAROTOHIMSELFANDOTHERAMERICANWRITERASAWARNINGWHATISIMPORTANTISTHATTHENOVELUNDOUBTEDLYHASSUCHPRACTICALSIGNIFICANCE22SETTING“THECO
38、TTHEMANLAYONWASINTHEWIDESHADEOFAMIMOSATREEANDASHELOOKEDOUTPASTTHESHADEONTOTHEGLAREOFTHEPLAINTHEREWERETHREEOFTHEBIGBIRDSSQUATTEDOBSCENELY,WHILEINTHESKYADOZENMORESAILED,MAKINGQUICKMOVINGSHADOWSASTHEYPASSED”THISWASASCENEWITHHARRYHEMINGWAYUSEDSEVERALSHORTSENTENCESTOPRESENTAVIVIDANDACCURATEWORLDTOREADERS
39、WITHSTATICMOVEMENTCROUCHINGANDCASTINGASHADOWANDMOVEMENTFLYINGANDPASSING,WHICHFORMEDASTARKCONTRASTWITHHARRYSDIFFICULTIESANDTHEPSYCHOLOGICALSTATEOFFEARANDDESPAIRTHISISTHETRAGICCONSCIOUSNESSTHATTHEMODERNEXPRESSIONOFHEMINGWAYSSENTIMENTOF“LIFEISALLSUFFERING,LIFEISALLSTRUGGLE“MAJULING,2007THROUGHTHEPOOLIN
40、GOFSUCHEMOTIONALMATERIALTOFORMRATIONALITY,THOUGHHEMINGWAYDENIEDHISSTREAMOFCONSCIOUSNESS,THEUSEINTHISWORKOCCURREDALOTLOTSOFPHOTOGRAPHICFIELDSBECAMEASYMBOLOFTHECOMINGOFDEATHTHEDYINGHARRYWASPARTICULARLYSENSITIVETOTHEM,ANDTHATWASHISUNMISTAKABLEHARBINGEROFDEATHTHENHISTHOUGHTSBECAMEREALITYANDANINTEGRATION
41、OFINNERORGANICWITHTHESESTREAMSOFCONSCIOUSNESSSNOWISUSEDASASYMBOLTHATCONCEALSTHETHEMEOFDEATHHEMINGWAYTITLEDTHENOVELASTHESNOWSOFKILIMANJARO,WHICHSHOWEDHISEMPHASISONTHESNOWTHEREISANOTETYPEBEFORETHESTARTOFTHESCENEDESCRIPTIONATFIRSTSIGHT,ITWILLBEQUITEPUZZLING,BUTAFTERDIGESTINGTHESOARINGCLIMAXOFTHESTORY,T
42、HEPROCESSOFTHESOULOFHARRY,THENBACKTOTASTETHENOTETYPE,WESTEPINTOAMAGICALMOODTHATHEMINGWAYCREATED“KILIMANJAROISASNOWCOVEREDMOUNTAIN19,710FEETHIGH,ANDISSAIDTOBETHEHIGHESTMOUNTAININAFRICAITSWESTERNSUMMITISCALLEDTHEMASAI“NGJENGI,“THEHOUSEOFGODCLOSETOTHEWESTERNSUMMITTHEREISTHEDRIEDANDFROZENCARCASSOFALEOPA
43、RDNOONEHASEXPLAINEDWHATTHELEOPARDWASSEEKINGATTHATALTITUDE”ACCORDINGTOTHEWUWEN,2009,THESNOWISWHITE,COLD,EMPTYANDQUIETITCANBESEENASASYMBOLOFSPECIFICTHINGS,COHESIONIDEASANDEXTENSIONASARESTRICTIONOFTHE6LIMITEDENVIRONMENTANDSTATEOFMIND,THEYCANBEASASYMBOLOFDEATH,LIFE,PURITY,DESTRUCTION,COLD,ANDSOONINTHENO
44、TETYPE,THESNOWINTHESNOWSOFKILIMANJAROISASYMBOLOFTHENOBLEMYSTERIOUSPERPETUITYLEOPARDISHEMINGWAYSFAVORITEANDTREATEDASASACREDANIMALADRIEDANDFROZENBODYOFLEOPARDINTHEWESTPEAKOFKILIMANJAROPUTQUESTIONSTOTHEPEOPLEWHATISARESEMBLANCEBETWEENHARRYSEXPERIENCESANDTHELEOPARDHECAMETOTHISWILDBUTVIBRANTAFRICANSAVANNA
45、HTOLOOKFORARECOVERYINTHEVITALITYANDCREATIVITYTOMAKEHISWAYTOIMMORTALITYNOW,THEBODYISALMOSTDEAD,ANDHISSPIRITISUNWILLINGTOBOWTOTHEDEATHHEWILLLOOKFORHISENDRESULTTOWARDTHENEWHIGHRISEASLEOPARD23PLOTWHATISTHESPECIALMEANINGOFTHEHEIGHTOFKILIMANJAROWHATDOESHEMINGWAYWANTTOEXPRESSFROMTHEDESCRIPTIONOFTHEDRIEDLEO
46、PARDALLOFTHISISSTILLAMYSTERYBECAUSEOFTHECONNECTIONBETWEENTHEDRIEDLEOPARDANDDEATH,THENOVELISKICKEDOFFWITHADARKANDHEAVYTONEASABEGINNINGPARTOFTHENOVEL,ITCONSTITUTESTHEESSENCEINTHISWHOLEWHENHARRYGOTTHEILLUSIONOFFLYINGTOMOUNTKILIMANJAROINTHEENDHEMINGWAYHASTHEPERFECTSKILLSOFDEALINGWITHTHEWORDSINTHISSHORTS
47、TORYWHATDOESHARRYWANT,WAITINGFORTHEARRIVALOFDEATHWHATCANBECONNECTEDBETWEENTHEPEOPLEANDTHELEOPARDSACCORDINGTOLANXINGWEI2005,THEMYSTERYINTHENOVELSUDDENLYBECOMESCLEARINTHEEND,ANDTHENOVELHASREACHEDACLIMAXWITHTHOSEWHENDEATHCLOSEDINONHARRYINTHELAST,THEILLUSIONAPPEAREDINHARRYSMINDISNOLONGERTHEVULTUREANDTHE
48、HYENAATTHISPOINT,ALLHUMANSUFFERINGSANDTROUBLESHAVEGONEAWAYFROMHIM,ANDHESEEMSTOHAVEBEENTAKENOUTSIDEFROMTHEWORLD“ITWASMORNINGANDHADBEENMORNINGFORSOMETIMEANDHEHEARDTHEPLANEITSHOWEDVERYTINYANDTHENMADEAWIDECIRCLEANDTHEBOYSRANOUTANDLITTHEFIRES,USINGKEROSENE,ANDPILEDONGRASSSOTHEREWERETWOBIGSMUDGESATEACHEND
49、OFTHELEVELPLACEANDTHEMORNINGBREEZEBLEWTHEMTOWARDTHECAMPANDTHEPLANECIRCLEDTWICEMORE,LOWTHISTIME,ANDTHENGLIDEDDOWNANDLEVELEDOFFANDLANDEDSMOOTHLYAND,COMINGWALKINGTOWARDHIM,WASOLDCOMPTONINSLACKS,ATWEEDJACKETANDABROWNFELTHATANDTHENINSTEADOFGOINGONTOARUSHATHEYTURNEDLEFT,HEEVIDENTLYFIGUREDTHATTHEYHADTHEGAS,ANDLOOKINGDOWNHESAWAPINKSIFTINGCLOUD,MOVINGOVERTHEGROUND,ANDINTHEAIR,LIKETHEFIRSTSNOWINATIIBLIZZARD,THATCOMESFROMNOWHERE,ANDHEKNEWTHELOCUSTSWERECOMING,UPFROMTHESOUTHTHENTHEYBEGANTOCLIMBANDTHEYWEREGOINGTOTHEEASTITSEEMED,ANDTHENITDARKENEDANDTHEYWEREINASTORM,TH
