TableofContentsAbstracti中文摘要iiTOC\o"1-3"\u1.Introduction11.1Researchbackground21.2Thesignificanceoftheresearch21.2.1Ajustificationoftheresearch21.2.2Researchquestions21.3Researchmethod21.4Organizationofthedissertation22.LiteratureReview23.DeathofHemingway33.1Introduction33.2Imageoftoughman33.2.1Toughmaninworks33.2.2Toughmaninreality43.3Reasonsfordeath43.4Reactionstodeath43.5Summary54.DanceofDeath54.1Introduction54.2Bullfighting,anartofdeath54.3Thedeathofheroes54.4Deathvaluesofdeathintheafternoon64.5Summary65.Conclusion75.1Introduction85.2Summary85.3Limitationsandsuggestions8References9Acknowledgements10AbstractHemingwayisalwaysconsideredasatoughman,whofinallykilledhimselfwithagun,andendedhislegendarylifewithadramaticallyway.Concerningthemysteryofhisdeath,therearemanydifferentversionsofthestory.Yet,itisstillunknownthroughthoroughinvestigationandstudy.ThispaperinitiatesthedeathofHemingway,andproceedstomakeadeepanalysisofthenovellaDeathintheAfternoon,whichguidedbytheinterestinganddangerousbullfightstopresenthisuniqueunderstandingofdeath.Hemingway’sexplicitandvividdescriptionofbullfightsandaseriesofperformanceintheringofbullfightersleadtoastrongsenseofinfection,whichisattractiveandenchanted.Besides,hisconciseandsuccinctinconversationwiththeoldladyrepresenttheessenceandthespiritofthebullfights.Hepointsoutinthebookthat“Bullfightingistheonlyartinwhichtheartistisindangerofdeath”,andrevealsthatthespiritofbullfightingisbravery,fearlessness,andindifferencetodeath.Itisthehopeoftheauthorthatthepresentstudywillfinallydevelopourownunderstandingofdeath.KeyWords:toughman;death;DeathintheAfternoon;bullfighting;deathvalues中文摘要一向被视为硬汉的海明威，最后竟以含枪自杀如此戏剧化的方式结束他充满传奇色彩的一生。关于他的死亡之迷，众说纷纭，经过研究探讨，最终仍是个迷。本论文由海明威自杀背后开始，再而分析小说《死在午后》，以书中有趣而危险的斗牛作为引申，诠释他对死亡的独特见解。海明威在《死在午后》中对斗牛详尽而生动的介绍，对斗牛士在场上系列动作表演的描写，给读者带来强烈的感染力，让人陶醉，使人入迷。书中其与老妇人简洁精辟的对话道出了斗牛的本质与精神，他还指出“斗牛是一种绝无仅有的艺术家处于生命危险的艺术”，而斗牛精神就是勇敢无畏，视死如归的精神。本文旨在写作的