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"Moby-Dick" tells the story of a desperate struggle between the whaling ship Pequod, led by Captain Ahab, and the white whale Moby Dick. The protagonist Ahab has one of his legs bitten off by Moby Dick while hunting whales. He goes to sea again with the vow of revenge. After many twists and turns, I finally encountered a white whale. After three days of tracking, Ahab finally hit the white whale, but the ship was hit by the white whale. Ahab was entangled in the rope on the harpoon and was taken into the sea. Only one sailor on the ship, Ishmael, was saved. He told this thrilling maritime adventure story with his narrative voice and memories.
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Brilliant Imagination - Comment on "Moby Dick"
"Moby-Dick" is a marine novel, and it is also a marine epic. The novel has become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation due to its substantial ideological content, the scale of an epic ship, and its mature and thoughtful writing style. In 1851, Helmut Melville's "Moby-Dick" was published. This was the greatest work he created in his life. The beautiful sea scenery, thrilling plot structure, strong characters, and profound philosophical implications all made this work a modern epic. However, unexpectedly, this work was ridiculed and opposed by critics as soon as it was published. The American "Literary World" called it an "intellectual hodgepodge", while the British "New Monthly" thought its style was "crazy--like a March mating hare." But half a century later, especially since the 1920s, critics have finally become more discerning, studying it more than almost any other American novel, and have made considerable achievements, considering it "the most brilliant expression of the American imagination." The most intuitive impression given by "Moby Dick" is Melville's nagging. He spends almost a quarter of the book, tirelessly describing the history of the whaling industry, the structure of the whaling ship, the various people on the whaling ship, and the appearance and economic value of various whales. It can be said to be an encyclopedia of cetology. The novel tells the story of Captain Ahab, who after his leg was bitten off by a beluga whale, led the crew of the Pequod in a frantic pursuit of him on the sea. In the end, the ship was destroyed and everyone died, and only Ishmael survived. The acquaintance between Ishmael and Quequig in the book is a comedic process. In the beginning, in Ishmael's eyes, Quequig was a cannibal, a purple-yellow villain, a devil, and a pagan. All of this made him tremble. However, after a period of time, Through contact, he realized that the prevailing views in society were incorrect. Queequeg was also a good person and a person worthy of worship. Ishmael compared him to Washington, took him to church, worshiped pagan gods with him, and became a "close lover" with him. Capitalism is crazy about colonial expansion. After the completion of the industrial revolution in the United States, social productivity has developed rapidly, and the ability to conquer and transform nature has rapidly increased. Capitalists who control the means of production gain inner happiness and satisfaction from constant conquest. They unscrupulously plunder nature and hired workers. The relationship between people is alienated. They discriminate against conquered black people. Racial discrimination and hierarchy are very serious. The spiritual world of the bourgeoisie was occupied by a strong desire for self-conquest, and the pursuit of maximum profits became the highest goal of society at that time. On the "Pequod", the captain and his mates could kick, whip, and imprison the sailors at will. The sailors had to swallow Ahab's violence and paranoia and submit to it. Stubb made things difficult, sarcastic and even tortured the ninety-year-old cook in every possible way, full of ridicule and excavation of society. Ishmael transcended differences in religion and race and became good friends with Quequig, bringing a ray of spring breeze that people should live in harmony. The background of the story is the ocean. The ocean is not only a stage for duels between humans and fish, but also the placenta on which humans and fish rely for survival. Humanity's pursuit of beluga whales is tantamount to plundering nature, and this plundering must pay a heavy price. The death of the whaling ship Phi Gud and its captain Ahab at the bottom of the sea was the inevitable outcome of this kind of plunder. "Moby Dick" is undoubtedly ahead of the times. By describing the relationship between people and between people and nature, it tells us that only harmony can achieve the ultimate goal of win-win. Speaking of the ocean, we can't help but think of Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It also writes about the ocean, about the life-and-death struggle between man and fish, and the ocean. It is equally spectacular, grand, and shocking. It continues the consistent rough and sturdy style of American literature, and is in sharp contrast to the exquisiteness, carving, and beauty of European literature. In the vast ocean, facing the largest animals in the world, human beings are undoubtedly small and powerless. However, human will, human power, and human wisdom are enough to confront them without falling behind. Just like the old fisherman Santiago in "The Old Man and the Sea" and the captain Ehab in "Moby-Dick", he is glorious despite defeat, and alive despite death.
The article is so long, with so many names, I was so anxious to read it.
This is a book that only an American could write. After reading it, I realized how many American literature and movies over the past 100 years have repeated this theme - true grit! I'll read the original text again when I have time! More than a hundred chapters, the narrative jumps and intersperses. Although the novel is long, it is extremely well controlled. Allusions are used in many places, and it is not clear which allusions are fictional. When the rhythm is tight, the writing style is loose, and when it is loose, it is dense. It should always have a place in literary history.
Why are all the old sailors silent? Why is the puppet leader so mysterious? It feels like he is immersed in the situation.
I like the captain's persistence, he takes life and death lightly, just for the obsession in his heart, even if the result is not as expected
Is it because I can't understand it, or is it something about this book? This book describes a lot of whaling tools and the uses of various parts of the whale. It has more than 140 chapters still being written, and the last few chapters are about the hunt for Moby****.
a lifetime of flowers
That name is really long
There is a beautiful word in mathematics called summation, there is a regret called no solution, there is a domineering word called yes and only, there is a sad word called infinitely close but never intersecting. Like is like multiplication, as long as one side is 0, the result is equal to 0. Feelings are not a test. I would rather be empty than make a mistake.
Charge... Forget it, there are still typos
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Official(23)Scraped 7d ago
Brilliant Imagination - Comment on "Moby Dick"
"Moby-Dick" is a marine novel, and it is also a marine epic. The novel has become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation due to its substantial ideological content, the scale of an epic ship, and its mature and thoughtful writing style. In 1851, Helmut Melville's "Moby-Dick" was published. This was the greatest work he created in his life. The beautiful sea scenery, thrilling plot structure, strong characters, and profound philosophical implications all made this work a modern epic. However, unexpectedly, this work was ridiculed and opposed by critics as soon as it was published. The American "Literary World" called it an "intellectual hodgepodge", while the British "New Monthly" thought its style was "crazy--like a March mating hare." But half a century later, especially since the 1920s, critics have finally become more discerning, studying it more than almost any other American novel, and have made considerable achievements, considering it "the most brilliant expression of the American imagination." The most intuitive impression given by "Moby Dick" is Melville's nagging. He spends almost a quarter of the book, tirelessly describing the history of the whaling industry, the structure of the whaling ship, the various people on the whaling ship, and the appearance and economic value of various whales. It can be said to be an encyclopedia of cetology. The novel tells the story of Captain Ahab, who after his leg was bitten off by a beluga whale, led the crew of the Pequod in a frantic pursuit of him on the sea. In the end, the ship was destroyed and everyone died, and only Ishmael survived. The acquaintance between Ishmael and Quequig in the book is a comedic process. In the beginning, in Ishmael's eyes, Quequig was a cannibal, a purple-yellow villain, a devil, and a pagan. All of this made him tremble. However, after a period of time, Through contact, he realized that the prevailing views in society were incorrect. Queequeg was also a good person and a person worthy of worship. Ishmael compared him to Washington, took him to church, worshiped pagan gods with him, and became a "close lover" with him. Capitalism is crazy about colonial expansion. After the completion of the industrial revolution in the United States, social productivity has developed rapidly, and the ability to conquer and transform nature has rapidly increased. Capitalists who control the means of production gain inner happiness and satisfaction from constant conquest. They unscrupulously plunder nature and hired workers. The relationship between people is alienated. They discriminate against conquered black people. Racial discrimination and hierarchy are very serious. The spiritual world of the bourgeoisie was occupied by a strong desire for self-conquest, and the pursuit of maximum profits became the highest goal of society at that time. On the "Pequod", the captain and his mates could kick, whip, and imprison the sailors at will. The sailors had to swallow Ahab's violence and paranoia and submit to it. Stubb made things difficult, sarcastic and even tortured the ninety-year-old cook in every possible way, full of ridicule and excavation of society. Ishmael transcended differences in religion and race and became good friends with Quequig, bringing a ray of spring breeze that people should live in harmony. The background of the story is the ocean. The ocean is not only a stage for duels between humans and fish, but also the placenta on which humans and fish rely for survival. Humanity's pursuit of beluga whales is tantamount to plundering nature, and this plundering must pay a heavy price. The death of the whaling ship Phi Gud and its captain Ahab at the bottom of the sea was the inevitable outcome of this kind of plunder. "Moby Dick" is undoubtedly ahead of the times. By describing the relationship between people and between people and nature, it tells us that only harmony can achieve the ultimate goal of win-win. Speaking of the ocean, we can't help but think of Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It also writes about the ocean, about the life-and-death struggle between man and fish, and the ocean. It is equally spectacular, grand, and shocking. It continues the consistent rough and sturdy style of American literature, and is in sharp contrast to the exquisiteness, carving, and beauty of European literature. In the vast ocean, facing the largest animals in the world, human beings are undoubtedly small and powerless. However, human will, human power, and human wisdom are enough to confront them without falling behind. Just like the old fisherman Santiago in "The Old Man and the Sea" and the captain Ehab in "Moby-Dick", he is glorious despite defeat, and alive despite death.
The article is so long, with so many names, I was so anxious to read it.
This is a book that only an American could write. After reading it, I realized how many American literature and movies over the past 100 years have repeated this theme - true grit! I'll read the original text again when I have time! More than a hundred chapters, the narrative jumps and intersperses. Although the novel is long, it is extremely well controlled. Allusions are used in many places, and it is not clear which allusions are fictional. When the rhythm is tight, the writing style is loose, and when it is loose, it is dense. It should always have a place in literary history.
Why are all the old sailors silent? Why is the puppet leader so mysterious? It feels like he is immersed in the situation.
I like the captain's persistence, he takes life and death lightly, just for the obsession in his heart, even if the result is not as expected
Is it because I can't understand it, or is it something about this book? This book describes a lot of whaling tools and the uses of various parts of the whale. It has more than 140 chapters still being written, and the last few chapters are about the hunt for Moby****.
a lifetime of flowers
That name is really long
There is a beautiful word in mathematics called summation, there is a regret called no solution, there is a domineering word called yes and only, there is a sad word called infinitely close but never intersecting. Like is like multiplication, as long as one side is 0, the result is equal to 0. Feelings are not a test. I would rather be empty than make a mistake.
Charge... Forget it, there are still typos
hhhh
Fhvjvywiu
