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MobyDick1.DetailedCharacterAnalysisofAhabandIshmaelandsymbolicmeaningoftheirnamesAhabismonomania.UnlikeFlask,hethinksandinterprets.UnlikeStubb,hebelievesthathecanalterhisworld.UnlikeStarbuck,heplaceshimselfratherthansomeexternalsetofprinciplesatthecenterofthecosmicorderthathediscerns.Ahabstandsforspite怨恨andrevenge.Ishmael:Thenarratorofthestory.Ishmaelmeansbeingdiscarded.Ishmaelistranslatedliterallyas“Godhashearkened”,suggestingthat“achildsonamedwasregardedasthefulfillmentofadivinepromise.2.DetailedCharacterAnalysisofQueequeg,Starbuck,Stubb,FlaskStarbuck:Uncommonlyconscientiousforaseaman,andenduedwithadeepnaturalreverence,thewildwaterylonelinessofhislifedidthereforestronglyinclinehimtosuperstitionStubb:Good-humored,easy,andcareless,hepresidedover负责hiswhaleboat捕鲸船asifthemostdeadlyencounterwerebutadinner,andhiscrewallinvitedguestsFlask:Heisashort,stout,ruddyyoungfellow,verypugnaciousconcerningwhales,whosomehowseemedtothinkthatthegreatLeviathanshadpersonallyandhereditarilyaffrontedhim;andthereforeitwasasortofpointofhonorwithhim,todestroythemwheneverencountered3.SymbolicMeaningsofMobyDickanditsWhitenessMobyDick:symbolofnatureforhumanbeingsbecauseitismysteriouspowerful,unknown.ItistheSymbolofevilforthecaptainAhab.ItistheSymbolofgoodandpuritybecauseofitswhiteness.Whiteness:Ononehand,whitenessenhancesbeauty,standardsforgladness,majesty,purityandinnocence.Ontheotherhand,whitenessterrifiespeople,symbolizingnothingnessandmeaninglessness.4.SymbolicMeaningsofPequod,Queequeg’sCoffinandtheVoyage.Thepequod:doom.1.namedafteranativeAmericantribeinMassachusetts2.didnotlongsurvive3.paintedgloomyHackandcoveredinwhaleteethandbones4.themementosofviolentdeath5.likesaprimitivecoffinQueequeg’scoffin:lifeanddeathLand:asymbolofsafetysea:adventureanddangerIwillhavenomaninmyboat,saidStarbuck,whoisnotafraidofawhale.Bythis,heseemedtomean,notonlythatthemostreliableandusefulcouragewasthatwhicharisesfromthefairestimationoftheencounteredperil,butthatanutterlyfearlessmanisafarmoredangerouscomradethanacoward.Raven1.Whatwasthenarratordoingwhenhefirstheardthetapping?Henodded,nearlynapping.2.Whatdidheseewhenheopenedthedoor?Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnothing,onlydarkness.3.Whatdidheseewhenheflung挥动theshutter百叶窗?Withmanyaflirtandflutter,astatelyravenofthesaintlydaysofyoresteppedinmyhouse.4.Wherewastheraven?Andwhatdiditlooklike?ItpercheduponabustofPallasjustabovethenarrator’schamberdoor.Itworethegraveandsterndecorumofthecountenance.5.Whydidthenarratorassociatetheravenwithanagentofthesupernatural?Becausethenarratorthoughttheravenwasincarnationorsymbolofdeath.Itwasagrim冷酷的，残忍的,ungainly笨拙的，不雅的,ghastly可怕的,gaunt憔悴的，枯瘦的,andominous不吉利的bird.6.Whatwastheonlywordthattheravenspoke?Nevermore7.Whydidthenarratorthinkthattheravenspokeonlyoneword?Becausetheravensteadilyrepeatstheword“nevermore”nomatterwhatquestionsthenarratorasked.Hethenrealizesthatthisistheonlywordthebirdprobablyknows;taughttohimbysomeunhappymasterwhousedtoownhim.8.Whatdidheguesstheword“Nevermore”mean?Impossible9.Whatdidheaskthebirdtodotowardtheendofthepoem?HeaskedtheraventogetbackintothetempestandtheNight'sPlutonianshore!10.Didthebirdleavethenarratoraloneattheendofthepoem?No,itdidn’t.ItstillissittingonthepallidbustofPallasjustabovethenarrator’schamberdoor.1.Whatdoyouthinktheravensymbolizes?Why?Theravenobviouslysymbolizeddeath.Becauseitwasagrim冷酷的，残忍的,ungainly笨拙的，不雅的,ghastly可怕的,gaunt憔悴的，枯瘦的,andominous不吉利的bird.2.Evaluatethenarrator’semotionalstateatthebeginningofthepoem,inthelastbutonestanza,andinthelaststanza.“Thenthisebonybirdbeguilingmysadfancyintosmiling.Bythis,thespeakermeansthatatfirsttheraventurnshissad,mournfulfaceintoasmile.Afterthisinitialresponse,andstillinthesamestanza,hisnextresponseistoquestionwhothisravenisandwhyitcame.Afterthisfirstreaction,thespeakerstartstoseetheraveninadifferentlight;itbecomesmoreevilthangood.（Thespeakeratfirstenjoysthecompanyoftheraven.Howeverafterhearingnevermore.hebecomesangryandyells.）3.Inthispoemtheravensteadilyrepeatstheword“Nevermore”.Whatdoyouthinkisthepoet’sintentionoflettingtheravenrepeatthisword?“nevermore.”Obsessivelypushinghisneedforself-torturetoitsultimateextreme,theyoungmancallsforthebirdtotakeitsbeakfromitsheartanditsformfromhisdoor,onceagainknowingwhatresponsehewillreceive.Althoughthepoemisoftendismissedasacold-bloodedcontrivance,itisactuallyacarefullydesignedembodimentofthehumanneedtotorturetheselfandtofindmeaninginmeaninglessness.4.Whatisthethemeofthispoem?IsitPoe’sfavoritetheme?ThethemeofTheRavenissimplythatpeoplearemasochistic自讨苦吃的.YouhaveaguywhohasjustlosthislovedoneLenore,andheiswallowinginhissorrow.Entertheraven.HeaskstheravenwhatitsnameisanditsatesnevermoreHethenstartstalkingtohimself,andwhenheisfinishedthebirdagainsaysnevermore.Hethenrealizesthatthisistheonlywordthebirdprobablyknows;taughttohimbysomeunhappymasterwhousedtoownhim.Soheknowstheonlywordthebirdwilleversayisnevermore.Yethestillasksquestionsthatcouldcausehimpain,suchaswhenheaskedthebirdiftherewasamaideninheavenwiththenameLenore.Heknewthattheravenwouldonlysaynevermore.Butheasked