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1	Ishmael: The Dissolution of a Romantic and the Emergence of a Poet. Pepper, Allison M. 16 August 2002 (has links) (PDF) Although Ishmael does not appear to be a main character in Moby Dick, his narration is integral to the text. Only through telling the story is Ishmael able to give himself a concrete identity, which is reflected not only through himself, but through the thoughts, speeches, and actions of the other characters, specifically Ahab and the shipmates. Ishmael represents the fragmented Romantic of nineteenth century American society. He is bound by a traditional patriarchal world where he must break away from the father to establish his own identity. He has lost his connection to nature, the primal source of his beginningsùthe womb of the mother. Through his hermetic voyage into nature and back to the unconscious, he is able to reconnect to his origins. No longer is he the alienated wanderer, but recreated as the artist, able to create his own myth and identity. Ishmael Jungian Analysis Narration Queequeg Archetypes Ahab Arts and Humanities English Language and Literature
2	Melville's Quest for Certainty: Questing and Spiritual Stability in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick Schlarb, Damien Brian 04 December 2006 (has links) This paper investigates Herman Melville’s quest for spiritual stability and certainty in his novel Moby-Dick. The analysis establishes a philosophical tradition of doubt towards the Bible, outlining the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes, Benedict de Spinoza, David Hume, Thomas Paine and John Henry Newman. This historical survey of spiritual uncertainty establishes the issue of uncertainty that Melville writes about in the nineteenth century. Having assessed the issue of doubt, I then analyze Melville’s use of metaphorical charts, which his characters use to resolve this issue. Finally, I present Melville’s philosophical findings as he expresses them through the metaphor of whaling. Here, I also scrutinize Melville’s depiction of nature, as well as his presentation of the dichotomy between contemplative and active questing, as represented by the characters Ishmael and Ahab. Herman Melville Moby-Dick certainty uncertainty doubt pyrrhonism questing nineteenth century philosophy religious allusions in Moby-Dick Ahab Ishmael Stubb Queequeg doubloon charts. English Language and Literature

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Ishmael: The Dissolution of a Romantic and the Emergence of a Poet.

Melville's Quest for Certainty: Questing and Spiritual Stability in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick