论《白鲸》中的象征意义

毕业论文（设计丿裟俶斜技殄院本科题目:OnTheSymbolicMeaningsinMobyDick论《白鲸》中的象征意义姓名：姚小梅学院：外国语学院专业：英语专业（师范类）班级：英语 2010 级 1 班学号：1552100126指导教师：刘云职称：讲师2014 年 6 月 17 日安徽科技学院教务处制OnTheSymbolicMeaningsinMobyDickByYaoXiaomeiSupervisedbyLiuYunInpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementFortheB.A.degreeSchoolofForeignLanguagesAnhuiScienceandTechnologyUniversityJune2014AbstractHermanMelville(1819-1891)isoneofthedistinguishedwritersofAmericainthe1900s.ItcansaythatMobyDickishisrepresentativework.Andthisworkisgenerallyregardedasoneofthemostsymbolicnovelsintheworldliterature.However,literarycircleshasnotattachedimportancetoMobyDickwhenitwaspublishedin1851.Itwasnotuntiltheearlytwentiethcenturythatthisshiningstarhasyieldedunusuallybrilliantresultsandhaswonhundredsofthousandsofwritersandcriticsfavor.Thehitting-pointsoftheirresearcharedifferent.Whilethesymbolismisstrikingamongthem,andsymbolismplaysanimportantroleintheunderstandingtoreaders.HermanMelvilletakesadvantageofagooddealofsymbolisminMobyDick.Tosomeextent,symbolismisexertedbytheauthorincisivelyandvividly.ItissaidthatsymbolismderivedfromthesymbolicmovementofFrenchinthelatenineteencentury.Andithasalreadybecomeanimportantwritingtechniquetonovels.ItisnoticedthatHermanMelvillehaspresentedvividlytheprofoundmeaningsofMobyDicktoreadersthroughsymbolism,whichpromotesthecomprehensionofreadersandtheycanacknowledgeAmericansociety,culture,religionbeliefsofthe19thcenturyandthedevelopmentofsymbolismtoAmericanliterature.InHermanMelville'swriting,therearetwobigcluesthatappealtopeople,namelyprotagonistAhabandMobyDick.Itisdesignedthattheyaretwoopposingcamps:HumanandNature.Inthenovel,bigotedandselfishAhabpledgeshislifetocatchMobyDickforthesakeofhishatredoflosingaleg.Andfinallyallpeople(exceptIshmael)diedasaresultofAhab'srevenge.Theirfatesinacertaindegreereflectthefinalfatesbetweenhumanandnature.Inthearticle,Melvilleusessymbolismadeptly.Consequentlywecangeteachelement'ssymboli...