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Symbolism and Foreshadowing in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

... the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale using language and images cogent to the assembled seafaring congregation. Among these "Melville attempts...to establish the profoundest meaning of the ...

(7 pages) 88 0 3.0 20/Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Symbols and Meanings in "Moby Dick".

... the cost. The sermon by Father Mapple makes the comparison between the story of Jonah and the whale and the impending conflict between Captain Ahab and ...

(9 pages) 152 1 3.9 13/Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Charles Bukowski's opinion on working - Poetic analyses and interpretations.

... Jonah and the Whale. In the actual, biblical story Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Bukowski changes it to "see if he can swallow the whale". However, the ...

(14 pages) 47 0 3.0 28/Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Predestination

... the beginning of the novel, Father Mapple gives a sermon on Jonah and the whale. His story portrays the consequences for following your own plan rather than the will of God. Jonah ...

(1 pages) 1842 0 0.0 24/Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Moby Dick

... and foreshadowing, such as Father Mapple's telling of the story of Jonah and the Whale, Melville sets a distinctly gloomy and foreboding emotional setting, which becomes increasingly darker as the ...

(6 pages) 28 0 3.0 20/Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Eridanos or Styx? An Exegesis of "A River Runs Through It"

... the face of fallen men, as Jonah faced the whale, Paul struggles with his mastery of fly-fishing contrasted by his life of fighting, bad relationships and ...

(4 pages) 16 0 5.0 21/Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Moby Dick

... the novel, Melville displays strong feelings toward nature and uses it to convey his thoughts. The whale, Moby Dick, is an ideal example of the ...

(4 pages) 13 0 3.0 28/Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

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