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OnSymbolismoftheWhiteWhaleinMobyDick

ZhaoCuiting

赵萃婷

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketotakethischancetoexpressmysinceregratitudetomysupervisor,ShuJingwei,whoisthelecturerintheForeignLanguagesandLiteratureDepartmentforherkindlyassistanceandvaluablesuggestionsduringtheprocessofmythesiswriting.Hiswillingnesstogivehistimesogenerouslyhasbeenverymuchappreciated.

Mygratitudealsoextendstoalltheteacherswhotaughtmeduringmyundergraduateyearsfortheirkindencouragementandpatientinstructions.

Lastbutnottheleast;Iwouldliketooffermyparticularthankstomyfriendsandfamily,fortheirencouragementandsupportforthecompletionofthisthesis.

Firstandforemost,Iappreciatemycountrywhogivesmeacomfortablelearningatmosphere.Second,Iwouldliketoshowmydeepestgratitudetomysupervisor,ShuJingwei,whohaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis.Withouthisilluminatinginstructionandpatience,thisthesiscouldnothavereacheditspresentform.Iamalsogreatlyindebtedtoallmyteacherswhohavehelpedmetodevelopthefundamentalandessentialacademiccompetence.Mysincereappreciationalsogoestoallmyclassmates,whoaremyproudofmylife.Lastbutnotleast,Iwanttothankallmyfriends,especiallymythreelovelyroommates,fortheirencouragementandsupport.

Thewhitewhalelikesasymbolofthelabyrinth.Fromthepeople,macrofeatures,smallstationaryobjectsalmostalwayshavemultiplelayersofsymbolism.ThispaperbeginswithabriefintroductiontothelifeofMelvilleandhiswritingstyleandcontentofthewhitewhale,pavethewayforthein-depthanalysisofthecontext.Thesecondpart,thewriterfocusonsymbolismfromageneralangleandnarrowangleanalysis,andproposedatheoryofsymbolism,revealingthefunctionofsymbolisminliterature.Thenextthreepartsthewriterhasanin-depthanalysisofthesymbolismofthewhitewhale:

Belugaincarnationofevil,all-powerfulall-knowingGodandnottoresistnature.Finally,thearticlehasoncestressedtheimportanceoftheapplicationofsymbolism

Contents

Abstract（English） i

Abstract（Chinese） ii

Introduction 1

A.IntroductiontoHermanMelville（1819-1891） 3

1.Hisgreatsuccessasawritercanbeattributedtomanyfactors. 3

2.NathanielHawthorneexertsaprofoundinfluenceonhim. 3

3.Hiswritingisconsciouslyliterary. 4

4.Hisstyleishighlysymbolicandmetaphorical. 4

B.IntroductiontoMobyDick 5

1.SymbolismmakesMobyDickagreatsuccess 5

2.HermanMelvillewasthecelebratedauthorofseveralbig19th-centurynovelsaboutthesea. 5

Ⅱ.ExtendedmeaningofMobyDick 6

A.Symbolism 6

1.Symbol 6

2.Symbolism 6

3.FunctionsofSymbolism 7

B.SymbolismofEvil 7

1.TranscendentalismandAnti-transcendentalism 7

2.TheNatureofEvil 7

3.SymbolsofEvil 8

II.SymbolismofGod 8

A.ViewofGodinAnti-transcendentalism 8

B.TheSymbolofGod 9

III.SymbolismofNature 9

A.ViewofNature 9

B.symbolofnature 9

Conclusion 10

Bibliography 11

GraduationThesisofUniversityofScienceandTechnology，LiaoningZhao12

Abstract

HermanMelvillehasbeenconsideredasoneofthegreatestwritersinAmericanliteratureofthe19thcentury.Thesuccessofthismasterpieceislargelyattributedtoitsadoptionofsymbolism.Inlightofthis,itisbothpenetratingandcomprehensivetostudysymbolismandtoexplorethesymbolicelementsinMobyDicksoastobringaboutadeeperunderstandingoftheauthor'spenetrationintohumanityandliberalism.

Atthebeginningofthethesis,abriefintroductiontotheauthor,HermanMelvilleandMobyDickispresentedsoastopavethewayforfurtherexploration.Inthefollowingpart,thefocusisputontheanalysisofsymbolisminbothbroadsenseandnarrowsense.Itbeginswiththeanalysisofsymbol,whichisanimportantmeansofsymbolism.Furthermore,theoriesconcerningsymbolismareputforward,andintheend,thefunctionsofsymbolisminliteraturearedisplayedtofull.ThenextthreepartsbringthethesistohighlightbyprobingintothesymbolismofMobyDick,thewhitewhale,whostandsforevil,Godandnaturefromdifferentperspectives.ThethesisendswithreiteratingthesignificanceofsymbolismadoptedinMobyDick.

Thewhitewhalelikesasymbolofthelabyrinth.Fromthepeople,macrofeatures,smallstationaryobjectsalmostalwayshavemultiplelayersofsymbolism.ThispaperbeginswithabriefintroductiontothelifeofMelvilleandhiswritingstyleandcontentofthewhitewhale,pavethewayforthein-depthanalysisofthecontext.Thesecondpart,thewriterfocusonsymbolismfromageneralangleandnarrowangleanalysis,andproposedatheoryofsymbolism,revealingthefunctionofsymbolismin