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Pequod.
副就叫Starbuck。
Moby Dick—the great white whale.
whaleship
Starbuck—the first mate（大副）of the Pequod.
Hale Waihona Puke Queequeg（标枪手魁魁格)— Starbuck’s skilled harpooner and Ishmael’s best friend.
白鲸MobyDick作品分析
About The Author
Herman Melville（1819—1891） was an American novelist,short story writer,essayist,and poet.
Although Melville has been regarded throughout most of the twentieth century as one of America’s most powerful literary artists,particularly for his masterpiece Moby-Dick,he was largely unrecognized in his lifetime.
Symbolism
The land The sea The Pequod The voyage Ahab Ahab's Pipe Starbuck The Doubloon Queequeg's Coffin Moby Dick
Land:a symbol f safety
Sea:a symbol of adventure and danger
The Pequod:a symbol of the human world
The voyage:tends to imply the vogage of mind searching for truth and knowledge of the forces working in the universe that
Third, as to the second mate Stubb, Moby Dick is a good chance for him to make profit. In that time, blubber, spermaceti and whalebone play a very important role in people’s daily life, so whaling was lucrative and became the economic pillar industries. So as to Stubb, Moby Dick is his tool to make money.
Main Characters
Ishmael（以实玛利）—the narrator,also a member of the crew of the Whaler Pequod.
Tip：星巴克(Starbucks)
Pequod Ahab(亚哈伯)—the egomaniacal得（名Moby Dick中的人物
Meanings of Moby Dick to Readers
As to Melville, Moby Dick is the symbol of nature, one of the most common interpretations of the whale is in its comparisons to nature. Melville depicts the whale as being graceful and peaceful in its natural habitat, much like nature in general. He shows that when an outside force interrupts the true course of nature, it can result in violence and unexpected actions of either of the two. The whale is also similar to nature in that it is bound by natural laws, but that within these laws they are capable of being powerful and immortal, at the same time being temperate and peaceful.
Eventually the white whale appears，and the Pequod begins its doomed fight against it.
On the first day the whale smashes a whaleboat.The second day，another boat is swamped，the captain’s ivory leg is snapped off.When the third day comes,Ahab and his crew manage to harpoon the whale,but it carries the Pequod along with it to its doom.All on board get downed expect Ishmael,who is rescued by another whaler and survives to tell the story.
Moby Dick
Type of work:symbolic work
First publication:1851
Setting:Most of the book takes place on various oceans,such as the Atlantic,the Indian,and the Pacific,in the early to mid 1800’s.However,a good deal of the first part of the novel takes place in New England inside and around Nantucket.
Plot Summary
Ishmael,the narrator,having little money and finding life on shore grim,decides to go to sea.He signs aboard the whaling ship named Pequod.It’s captain,Ahab,is a tall,broad man seemingly made of bronze.He has a white leg,made from the jaw of a sperm whale,because his own leg is torn away by Moby Dick—a huge white whale.
Second, as to the first mate Starbuck, Moby Dick is the symbol of the power of juggernaut. He is clear that Moby Dick is not a normal whale as those they had met, it can destroy the ship and kill all people on the ship. He tried to persuade Captain Ahab to give up chasing Moby Dick, but he failed. Though he predicted their tragic fate, he can do nothing to stop it. Therefore, in Starbuck’s eyes, Moby Dick is a horrible guillotine.
control men and their destiny.
Starbuck:a symbol of good and noble.
the Doubloon:a symbol of the lure of evil and the enticements to greed
Plot
Ishmael yearns for a whaling adventure Meets Queequeg Sign with the whaleship Pequod Captain Ahab appears Only purpose of Ahab is killing Moby Dick Starbuck argues with Ahab Several sinister omens appear Find Moby Dick Two fights between Moby Dick & the crew First one: Moby Dick escapes Second one: All the crew die except Ishmael
Lastly, as to Ishmael, Moby Dick is the symbol of nature. In the 42 chapter, Ishmael thinks that the whiteness of Moby Dick is the present from nature. In Ishmael’s eyes, Moby Dick is both gorgeous and evil. It can be peaceful, kind and beautiful, however, it also can be brutal, cruel and crazy. Like his whiteness, it’s not only the symbol of purity and innocence but also the symbol of death and evil .
After loosing his leg he is determined to pursue Moby Dick and kill it.He hangs a doubloon on the mast as a reward for anyone who sights the white whale first.
Meanings of Moby Dick to the Characters
First, as to Captain Ahab, Moby Dick is evil, is the one he wants to take revenge on, and it is his sworn enemy. Ahab vowed to avenge and kill Moby Dick for ripping his leg, so he considered Moby Dick as his aim of conquest. He heat Moby Dick, think of it nothing but the embodiment of evil, it makes him furious, painful, and messed up all his life. In order to chase and hunt down Moby Dick, Ahab abandoned his family, even sacrificed all sailors’ life. To Ahab, Moby Dick is the evil he must defeat and destroy.
Pequod.
副就叫Starbuck。
Moby Dick—the great white whale.
whaleship
Starbuck—the first mate（大副）of the Pequod.
Hale Waihona Puke Queequeg（标枪手魁魁格)— Starbuck’s skilled harpooner and Ishmael’s best friend.
白鲸MobyDick作品分析
About The Author
Herman Melville（1819—1891） was an American novelist,short story writer,essayist,and poet.
Although Melville has been regarded throughout most of the twentieth century as one of America’s most powerful literary artists,particularly for his masterpiece Moby-Dick,he was largely unrecognized in his lifetime.
Symbolism
The land The sea The Pequod The voyage Ahab Ahab's Pipe Starbuck The Doubloon Queequeg's Coffin Moby Dick
Land:a symbol f safety
Sea:a symbol of adventure and danger
The Pequod:a symbol of the human world
The voyage:tends to imply the vogage of mind searching for truth and knowledge of the forces working in the universe that
Third, as to the second mate Stubb, Moby Dick is a good chance for him to make profit. In that time, blubber, spermaceti and whalebone play a very important role in people’s daily life, so whaling was lucrative and became the economic pillar industries. So as to Stubb, Moby Dick is his tool to make money.
Main Characters
Ishmael（以实玛利）—the narrator,also a member of the crew of the Whaler Pequod.
Tip：星巴克(Starbucks)
Pequod Ahab(亚哈伯)—the egomaniacal得（名Moby Dick中的人物
Meanings of Moby Dick to Readers
As to Melville, Moby Dick is the symbol of nature, one of the most common interpretations of the whale is in its comparisons to nature. Melville depicts the whale as being graceful and peaceful in its natural habitat, much like nature in general. He shows that when an outside force interrupts the true course of nature, it can result in violence and unexpected actions of either of the two. The whale is also similar to nature in that it is bound by natural laws, but that within these laws they are capable of being powerful and immortal, at the same time being temperate and peaceful.
Eventually the white whale appears，and the Pequod begins its doomed fight against it.
On the first day the whale smashes a whaleboat.The second day，another boat is swamped，the captain’s ivory leg is snapped off.When the third day comes,Ahab and his crew manage to harpoon the whale,but it carries the Pequod along with it to its doom.All on board get downed expect Ishmael,who is rescued by another whaler and survives to tell the story.
Moby Dick
Type of work:symbolic work
First publication:1851
Setting:Most of the book takes place on various oceans,such as the Atlantic,the Indian,and the Pacific,in the early to mid 1800’s.However,a good deal of the first part of the novel takes place in New England inside and around Nantucket.
Plot Summary
Ishmael,the narrator,having little money and finding life on shore grim,decides to go to sea.He signs aboard the whaling ship named Pequod.It’s captain,Ahab,is a tall,broad man seemingly made of bronze.He has a white leg,made from the jaw of a sperm whale,because his own leg is torn away by Moby Dick—a huge white whale.
Second, as to the first mate Starbuck, Moby Dick is the symbol of the power of juggernaut. He is clear that Moby Dick is not a normal whale as those they had met, it can destroy the ship and kill all people on the ship. He tried to persuade Captain Ahab to give up chasing Moby Dick, but he failed. Though he predicted their tragic fate, he can do nothing to stop it. Therefore, in Starbuck’s eyes, Moby Dick is a horrible guillotine.
control men and their destiny.
Starbuck:a symbol of good and noble.
the Doubloon:a symbol of the lure of evil and the enticements to greed
Plot
Ishmael yearns for a whaling adventure Meets Queequeg Sign with the whaleship Pequod Captain Ahab appears Only purpose of Ahab is killing Moby Dick Starbuck argues with Ahab Several sinister omens appear Find Moby Dick Two fights between Moby Dick & the crew First one: Moby Dick escapes Second one: All the crew die except Ishmael
Lastly, as to Ishmael, Moby Dick is the symbol of nature. In the 42 chapter, Ishmael thinks that the whiteness of Moby Dick is the present from nature. In Ishmael’s eyes, Moby Dick is both gorgeous and evil. It can be peaceful, kind and beautiful, however, it also can be brutal, cruel and crazy. Like his whiteness, it’s not only the symbol of purity and innocence but also the symbol of death and evil .
After loosing his leg he is determined to pursue Moby Dick and kill it.He hangs a doubloon on the mast as a reward for anyone who sights the white whale first.
Meanings of Moby Dick to the Characters
First, as to Captain Ahab, Moby Dick is evil, is the one he wants to take revenge on, and it is his sworn enemy. Ahab vowed to avenge and kill Moby Dick for ripping his leg, so he considered Moby Dick as his aim of conquest. He heat Moby Dick, think of it nothing but the embodiment of evil, it makes him furious, painful, and messed up all his life. In order to chase and hunt down Moby Dick, Ahab abandoned his family, even sacrificed all sailors’ life. To Ahab, Moby Dick is the evil he must defeat and destroy.