论麦尔维尔《白鲸》中的象征意义.doc

PAGE  . . . . 本科毕业论文（设计） 题 目 论麦尔维尔《白鲸》中的象征意义 院 系 外国语学院 专 业 英语 申请学位 文学 学士学位 Acknowledgements My special thanks go to Master Liu Yuling for her consent to be my supervisor, which is a great encouragement to me, for her insightful advice and above all careful scrutiny of both the outline and the draft in materializing the present thesis. Furthermore, Professor Liu’s scrupulous attitude in doing research and teaching and her kindness to students impress me deeply, which will benefit me for my whole life. I also wish to express my gratitude to teacher Zhang Yalin, and teacher Gao Guifang, whose lectures enhanced my interest in British and American literature as well as widened my academic view. I owe a particular debt of gratitude to my family members who support me all the time with their love. I am also indebted to my dear classmates, who have carried on subsequent discussions with me and sparked me to my thesis. Only with the help of so many people can this thesis be made possible. Surely the remaining faults in this thesis are entirely mine.  On the Symbolic Meaning in Melville’s Moby Dick Abstract: Herman Melville is now recognized as one of the greatest writers of the 19th century and his masterpiece Moby Dick is regarded as a classical novel in the history of American literature. The book tells the story of Captain Ahab’s crazy chase about a white whale Moby Dick who has torn off one of his legs. One of the striking traits of Moby Dick is the author’s use of symbolism to express his thoughts and opinions, which is one of the reasons for its popularity. The book is highly symbolic. Almost everything, from typical characters to natural landscapes, mentioned has its symbolic meaning. Therefore, it is quite necessary to analyze the symbolic meaning of the novel. The researches on its symbolic m