AcknowledgmentsIwishtotakethisopportunitytoexpressmysinceregratitudetomysupervisorMs
TaoRuixuanandMs
WuJingyuan
Iamdeeplygratefulfornotonlytheirprofoundliteraryknowledgewhichtriggeredmyinterestsineco-criticism,butalsofortheirpatientguidanceandinsightfuladvicethroughouttheprocessofmywriting
Withouttheirgeneroushelp,detailedandresponsibleinstruction,Icanbynomeansbringforwardthisthesisbymyself
Throughoutmystudies,Ihavetodelivermythankstomyclassmatesandfriendsfortheirgeneroushelpandinvaluablesupportduringthesefouryears
Lastbutnotleast,Ihavetothanksmyself,becauseduringthistime,Ipaymuchattentiontomythesis
AbstractInrecentyears,moreandmoreexpertsandscholarsbegantousedifferentanglestointerpretandexplaintheresearchofMelvilleandhisworks
TheresearchonMobyDickhasbeencarriedoutfromtheaspectsofnarrative