tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post495411267863234795..comments2024-03-29T14:47:57.165+07:00Comments on Fanda Classiclit: Moby Dick: Logic-Stage Inquiry Fanda Classiclithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post-71919619594619459502013-11-28T09:12:00.293+07:002013-11-28T09:12:00.293+07:00You're welcome..., and good luck!You're welcome..., and good luck!Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post-11659731724907966952013-11-28T09:10:50.844+07:002013-11-28T09:10:50.844+07:00@Ruth: Ah yes, I remember I have read a bit of it ...@Ruth: Ah yes, I remember I have read a bit of it in one of your posts, Ruth, about Melville's split from God. That explains his writing Ahab, then. Yes, the more I get to it, the more I realize that Moby Dick is a representation of God. Thanks for 'lighting' me in this.<br /><br />@Cleo: Haha....Moby Dick is really intriguing, I have finished it last week, but I'm still thinking about it a lot. What a book! Good luck with your future encounter with Moby Dick, then ;)Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post-53349299265952732502013-11-28T01:17:12.355+07:002013-11-28T01:17:12.355+07:00I hadn't thought of the whale being a symbol f...I hadn't thought of the whale being a symbol for God, or at least from Ahab's view. Very interesting. <br /><br />Grrr ….. you two are going to make me pick this book up and start reading …. I can feel myself starting to give in ….. ;-) However I must continue on with the list and next up is The Pilgrim's Progress for me; I'm just waiting for another mom to finish Don Quixote and then we will read it together.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post-8587666835763743172013-11-28T01:14:08.293+07:002013-11-28T01:14:08.293+07:00Excellent logic wrap-up! Thanks so much, Fanda. ...Excellent logic wrap-up! Thanks so much, Fanda. Both your posts and Ruth's will help me when I get around to tackling my "demon" (Moby Dick)!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584058713548027639.post-21308826524218358692013-11-28T00:38:14.138+07:002013-11-28T00:38:14.138+07:00That's what I came up with, too, as to what Ah...That's what I came up with, too, as to what Ahab's obstacle was: his bitterness against injustices done to him (his leg); and he just cannot let it go. Hence, he pursues MD to get even (with God).<br /><br /> I strongly believe that Moby was a representation of God, and Ahab was actually that blinded by his hatred that he wished to "kill" God. In real life, Melville had a true split from God over some losses in his life, and I just think it carried over into his writing.Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com