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1、对《白鲸》中两位主人公的分析【标题】?对《白鲸》中两位主人公的分析【作者】秦敏【关键词】亚哈;?以实玛利;?白鲸【指导老师】蒋会【专业】英语【正文】I.AGeneralIntroductiontoHermanMelvilleandHiswork,MobyDickA.HermanMelvilleHermanMelvillewasbornin1819inNewYorkCity.TheancestorisprominentfamilyinScotland.Thematernalgrandfatheristheou
2、tstandingaccomplishment’sgeneralatwarofindependence,andcomesfromDutchimmigrant'sfamily.Hisfatherisaprosperousmerchant,buthediedindebtwhenHermanwaseleven.Thefather’sdeathtookhishappychildhoodawayandattheageoftwelvetheboywasforcedtoleaveschool.Afterleavingsc
3、hoolhehasbeenthebankcopyclerk,thesalesman,theprimaryteacherandtheworkerinthefarmlandandsoon.Aboveallofjobscan’tofferhismotherandhimasatisfactorylife.SohedecidedtogotoseaasasailorandworkedadventuresomemonthsontheBritishship,theSt.Lawrence,withwhichhesaileda
4、crosstheAtlantictoLiverpoolandonthereturnvoyagetoAmerican.Heagainthirstsforthesea.Afterthatheimmediatelysignedonawhalingship,Acushnet,whichmadethelongvoyagearoundSouthAmericanandintothePacific.TheshipfinallydroppedanchoratabeautifulislandoftheMarquesasloca
5、tedintheSouthPacificOceanthatHermanMelvillelaterusedasasettingofhisnovelTypee.?Inhisdaysoffloatingonthesea,hissailingexperiencegavehimtherichmaterialonwriting.Hebegantowriteafterhecomesbackfromtheseabetween1846and1852.HisworksincludeTypeein1846thatisanovel
6、basedonhislifewiththepersonwhoeatshumanflesh;Omooin1847,anovelabouthislifeinTahiti.Bothofthemwerereceivedwelcomeverymuch;MardiandRedburnin1849,thelaterisasemi-autobiographicalnovelaccordingtohisfirstvoyagetoEnglandandreturn;WhiteJacketin1850,whichdescribew
7、arshiplife,becauseitwasexposedtocarryoutpunishmentofhumanbody.FinallyUnitedStatesNavyabolishedthepunishment;MobyDickin1851,whichfailedtodrawattentiontohiscontemporaries,butlaterconsideredtobethebestamongallhisseaadventurestoriesandacceptedbymanyreaders;Pie
8、rrein1852,whichwasadisappointingwork.WiththepublicationofPierre,Melville’sfamebecameweakergradually;finallyhedecidedtowriteaseriesofshortstories,sixofwhichappearedasIsraelPotterin1855,PiazzaTalesin1856.Aftert