白鲸MobyDick作品分析.PPT

Moby Dick (1851) —— Herman Melville  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. About The Author 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. Main Characters Ishmael（以实玛利）—the narrator,also a member of the crew of the Whaler Pequod. Ahab(亚哈伯)—the egomaniacal（自大疯狂的）captain of the Whaler Pequod. Moby Dick—the great white whale. Starbuck—the first mate（大副）of the Pequod. Queequeg（标枪手魁魁格)—Starbuck’s skilled harpooner and Ishmael’s best friend. Pequod whaleship Tip：星巴克(Starbucks)得名Moby Dick中的人物名称，书中爱喝咖啡的大副就叫Starbuck。 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. Plot Summary 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. 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