《白鲸》中亚哈船长圣经原型的解读.docx

AcknowledgementsThanksforgivingmethischancetoachievethispaperandtomaketheconclusionformyfouryears’education.Throughwritingthispaper,IhavegainedmoreknowledgethanIsupposed.Mysincerethanksareduetomysupervisor,Ms.LvQianpingforhelpingmetoclarifymythoughtandsharpenmythinking.Hercorrectionsandsuggestionsmakemegetgreatprogressinwritingthisthesis.Iamalsogratefulforherencouragements.Here,Ialsowanttogivemythankstootherteachersandmyclassmateswhohavegivenmemuchhelpinthepastfouryears.Thankyouverymuch.AbstractHerman·MelvilleisanimportantwriterwhoenjoysgreatprestigeinAmericanliteraturein19th.MobyDickisoneofthemostoutstandingworksandisregardedasanAmericanepic.ThisnoveldescribesastoryhappenedontheseathatCaptainAhabpursuesawhitewhaleinordertorevenge.Atthesametime,theauthorusesmanyarchetypesandarchetypaleventstoshowthebraveandarrogantAhabbydepictingthehardstrugglebetweenhimandthewhale.ThispaperaimstoapplythearchetypalcriticismofsomerepresentativessuchasFrye,JungandsoontocontrastandanalyzeCaptainAhabandhisarchetype-KingAhabinBible.Andthispaperisdividedintofourparts.ThefirstpartmainlyintroducesaboutMelvillesuchashislifetimeandsailingexperience.Besides,themajorcharacters,crucialplotsandtheinfluenceproducedbyMobyDickarealsointroducedinthispart;thesecondpartintroducesthearchetypalcriticismincludingthedefinitionandtheutilizationofarchetypeinthiswork;thethirdpartisthecoreofthepaperanditmainlyexploresthecharacteristicsanddestinyofCaptainAhabandhisarchetype-KingAhabinBible.What’smore,thesimilaritiesbetweenthemincharacterandfortunearedemonstratedthroughdetaildescription;inthelastpart,thepaperfirstlysummarizestheapplicationofarchetypalcriticismandthendeepensthetheme:weshouldobeytherulesofnatureandgetalongwithitharmoniouslyratherthanconqueringit.ItishelpfulforreaderstounderstandCaptainAhabandhisarchetype-KingAhabbyusingsomecertaintheories.Intheend,itwillarousethereaders’resonance.KeyWords:Melville;archetype;archetypalcriticism;CaptainAhab摘要赫尔曼·麦尔维尔是19世纪享誉美国文坛的重要作家，《白鲸》是他杰出的作品之一同时也被称作美国史诗。在这部小说中作者描