Acknowledgments First and foremost, my profound gratitude goes to Ms., my supervisor, who has been like a beacon to me, lightening all the ideas for me. She is my captain, guiding me to pick out a work from English literature, recommending the research orientation and analyzing the main line of this paper. My captain’s efforts are highly appreciated. When I have no ideas and insufficient comprehension to the novel, writing process stagnating, Ms. Huaihas been guiding me to think from a different point of view, brainstorming before decision, so I can proceed the paper further.39031
On the completion of my thesis, thank you so much, Ms. Huai, myguardian teacher. At every stage of the composition of the thesis, Ms. Huai read and revised my paper every time Idelivered the draft, double checked every detail, corrected my mistakes and helped solve problems. My thesis cannot be finished without my dear supervisor, MsHuai.
Abstract Nineteen century is a period of prosperity for whaling. Moby Dickis a novel describing the life of whaling life and whaling boat, narrating a captain’s avenge. Because of profound modern significance, many scholars have researched this novel from different perspectives. And based on predecessors’ research on Ahab and his tragedy, this thesis mainly analyzes the reasons of the tragedy instead of the tragic theory.
The research focuses on the pursuit of Ahab to Moby Dick. From the novel, the route is comprehended in general and the process of avenge is acquainted. Through Ahab’s determination and efforts, the power of the White Whale can been reflected. The cause of failure can be tracked from the pursuit. Thevengeanceswallowed up Ahab and Ahab finally becomes a loser with heavy loss of life. The research explains the loss and failure of the fightto display Ahab and fight from a different perspective.
This thesis consists of five parts. The first part will give a brief introduction of the novel and the author. The tragedy of Ahab’s fate is discussed in details in the second part. TheMystery ofMoby Dick is analyzed. And this part illustrates how formidable the white whale is. Ahab’s determination, his loss and his death follow to demonstrate.In the third part, the whole incident of Ahab’s revenge is to be analyzed. The pursuit is futile. The reasons for the futile efforts pide into two aspects: limited knowledge of whales and suspicious faith of Parsee’s prediction. And the fourth part is to talk about the fatal Pursuit. The pursuit of the revenge which is persisted irrationally is fanatic.Ahab’s character and psychological activity determines the extent of the vengeance. The last part sums up the whole paper. The research focuses on the pursuit of Ahab to Moby Dick andit explains the loss and failure of the fight to display Ahab and his fight from a different perspective.
Key Words:Captain Ahab; Moby Dick; revenge; pursuit
摘要19世纪是捕鲸的鼎盛时期。《莫比迪克》这本小说描述了捕鲸生活和捕鲸船景象，讲述了一位船长的复仇故事。基于这本书深刻的现代意义，许多学者从多角度对其进行过研究。在前人对亚哈及其悲剧的研究基础上，本篇论文略过了悲剧理论，主要研究悲剧成因。
研究的重点是亚哈对于莫比迪克的追逐。对小说中的航行路线进行综合理解，并且熟悉复仇过程。通过亚哈的决心和努力可以体现出莫比迪克的强大之处，而失败的原因也可以在追逐中进行追踪。复仇心切吞噬了亚哈，而亚哈也最终走向了以许多生命陪葬的毁灭。研究解释了这场斗争的失败和损失，并且从不同的角度展现了亚哈和这场争斗。
这篇论文由五个部分构成。第一部分简单介绍了这部小说作品以及作品作者。亚哈的悲惨命运在第二部会有详细的介绍。针对莫比迪克的神秘之处也进行了阐述。以此同时，这一部分还会说明白鲸的强大之处。在第三部分，分析了亚哈复仇的整个事件。这是一场徒劳无功的追逐，而其徒劳无功的原因分成了两个方面来分析：一是对于鲸鱼有限的认识与知识，二是对于袄教徒的预言的盲信。第四部分讲述了致命的追逐。这场追逐中的坚持不懈是不合理的，也是致命的。同时，亚哈的性格特点以及心理活动也决定了复仇的程度。最后一部分总结了整篇论文。此次研究的重点放在了亚哈对莫比迪克的追逐上，并且着重解释了亚哈的失败和失去，以不同的角度阐述了亚哈这个人物以及他的这场战斗。 《莫比迪克》亚哈船长追逐:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_38130.html