A Satanic Novel Amongst the Fo]: Analysis on the themes of the banned Moby Dick
Moby Dick has been one out of the plethora of books that have been affected by public disagreement concerning “community values.” In reviewing the novel it is present that there are various themes that can greatly influence the idea, however these themes should provide but character to the novel. Additionally, Moby Dick is but a few of Melville’s works that concentrate their origins to the ocean. .From his beginnings in 1839 all the way to his death in 1891 his travels on various vessels have inspired his novels. Some novels in question would be “Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847)”. (Biography.com,Editors) With this trend on maritime adventures Melville hadn’t discovered his true literary spark until …show more content…
Examples that refer to such themes are the protagonist Ishamael’s experience when he had handled the spermaceti oil and the relation of the novel with a biblical tale known as Paradise of Lost. In the protagonist’s account with the Pequod’s crew Melville provides vivid vernacular that describes the men as having a strong sense of sexual comfort with one another. Such vernacular used would be “...why should we longer cherish any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill humour or envy! Come; let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.”(Melville) In conjunction with said theme the reference of Satan’s revenge against the Messiah is another probable cause of the ban against Moby Dick. Melville knowingly used this reference in order to provide a dynamic character in which we see is Captain Ahab a person who is an obvious representation of the first to fall for the cardinal sin, pride, or Satan to be
Moby Dick has been one out of the plethora of books that have been affected by public disagreement concerning “community values.” In reviewing the novel it is present that there are various themes that can greatly influence the idea, however these themes should provide but character to the novel. Additionally, Moby Dick is but a few of Melville’s works that concentrate their origins to the ocean. .From his beginnings in 1839 all the way to his death in 1891 his travels on various vessels have inspired his novels. Some novels in question would be “Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847)”. (Biography.com,Editors) With this trend on maritime adventures Melville hadn’t discovered his true literary spark until …show more content…
Examples that refer to such themes are the protagonist Ishamael’s experience when he had handled the spermaceti oil and the relation of the novel with a biblical tale known as Paradise of Lost. In the protagonist’s account with the Pequod’s crew Melville provides vivid vernacular that describes the men as having a strong sense of sexual comfort with one another. Such vernacular used would be “...why should we longer cherish any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill humour or envy! Come; let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.”(Melville) In conjunction with said theme the reference of Satan’s revenge against the Messiah is another probable cause of the ban against Moby Dick. Melville knowingly used this reference in order to provide a dynamic character in which we see is Captain Ahab a person who is an obvious representation of the first to fall for the cardinal sin, pride, or Satan to be