The researcher accomplishes that the novel entitled The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway has many types of symbolism. The analysis is aiming at two purposes; the first is to identify the symbolism that occurs in the novel, and the then the next is to explain the meaning of symbolism that occur in the novel. There are three types of symbolism: color, element, and animal, which has been found in the novel entitled The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
In this study the qualitative method is employed to analyze the symbolism and its meaning which occurred in the novel of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. There are several steps required from this method to perform data collection. The main step is reading the novel using close reading technique, then mark and underline the sentences and dialogues needed in the research object. Then proceed with classifying the data needed in the study.
From the analysis, it can be concluded that symbolism has important parts in this novel. That is why there is so many types of symbols found in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway to give aesthetic effect and deeper meaning in the novel. It makes the novel more exciting to read, and also helps the readers to capture and enjoy more about the symbols and meaning in the story. Symbolism also used to imagine the character and different situation based on the illustration that the Hemingway has already given throughout the story.
Keywords: Symbolism, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, Symbolism of color, symbolism of animal, symbolism of element.