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Term Paper For American LiteratuteVanquish or obey the nature: Moby DickStudents Number： Students Name： Department： Foreign Language DepartmentMajor： English 美国文学学期论文 征服与顺应自然 学生学号： 学生姓名： 所在系（部）： 外语系所学专业： 英语 2011年6月ContentsAbstract in EnglishAbstract in ChinesePerface1. Introduction2. The story of this novel3. Symbolisms of the characters in Moby-Dick3.1 Captain Ahab (represent the relationship between human and nature)3.2 The whale Moby Dick (represent the relationship between nature and human)4. ConclusionReferenceVanquish or obey the nature: Moby Dick AbstractVanquish or obey the nature is the question that the writer want to tell us. In this novel, the huge and strong whale Moby Dick represent the strong nature force. The captain of whaleship Ahab represents the desire of human beings. In the beginning, Captain Ahab lost a leg in a previous encounter with Moby Dick. But he didnt give up chasing the whale he wanted to vanquish the whale and ravage. So he destroyed the whale Moby dick finally. But he also can not survive. I think the writer want to tell us is we can only survive by obey the rules of nature. Key words:vanquish, obey, nature and human beings摘要作者在小说中提出了： 我们应该征服还是顺应自然的问题。在这部小说中，强大的白鲸代表了自然的力量。而Ahab船长则代表了人类强大的征服欲望。最开始，船长在与白鲸Moby Dick的第一次相遇中失去了他的一条腿。但是他没有放弃去征服白鲸去复仇。所以他一直追寻这头白鲸。在故事的最后，船长成功的杀死了白鲸，但是他自己也未能幸免，与白鲸同归于尽。我认为组着想要告诉我们的就是：我们只有顺应自热的法则才能生存下去。关键词：征服，服从，人与自然1. IntroductionIn Moby-Dick, Herman Melville told us his own ideas about conflict between human and natural in a romantic way. I think he want to tell us the result of human against nature. So I analysis the two main symbolisms of this novel and I want to expound about my understanding of this novel is if human being wants to develop on our planet long-term we must obey the rules of nature and protect our home.2. The story of this novelAs we know Moby-Dick also as known as The Whale is noted as a great epic in American history. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge. Melville the writer employs stylized language, symbolism, and metaphor to explore numerous complex themes. Through the main character's journey, the concepts of class and social status, good and evil, and the existence of gods are all examined as Ishmael speculates upon his personal beliefs and his place in the universe. In Moby-Dick, Herman Melville told us his own ideas about conflict between human and natural in a romantic way. 3. Symbolisms of the characters in Moby-Dick3.1 Captain Ahab (represent the relationship between human and nature)Captain Ahab the protagonist of this novel and the whale Moby Dick is a pair of sharp contradictions, this contradiction represents the human and nature of the conflict. With our method of measure about the relationship between human and nature, this conflict is objective, inevitable, and inescapable. Captain Ahab represents human in front of nature. He was sent to vanquish nature by human. Even though he was an ordinary people, but he had some kinds of virtue like fortitude and unyielding that ordinary people dont have. At the same time, in his body we have also discovered crazy, selfish and some kinds of black deed that make us have a total understanding about this character. From his virtues, he almost gods, let people believe in and excited; From his dark side look, he and getting closer to the Moby Dick and became a demon, let a person feel disgusting and terrible. Because of this, captain Ahab is a real and powerful people, only he can complete human conferring destroy the white whale mission. For Ahab speaking, this mission is sacred, is historic. The process of mankind conquer nature by countless destroy the white whale the same process of composition, each process can be a Ahab, as a leader. This leader not belong to Ahab. Because Ahab both strong majesty like a god, and is indeed a person. Human beings cannot rely on divine power to conquer and transform nature, that's just called myths, best wishes. And Ahab had been shouldering the mission of local natural, it won all brave man's respect and affection, he incur in the face of natural shrinkage of the feet first shrinkage of cowardice panic even hatred. Then, human being itself, and the conflicts intensifies, step by step after the conflict between man and nature. Human in the process of conquering nature, we must resolve internal contradiction, must overcome their own various weaknesses, only in this way, can fight with nature in success. Captain Ahab to destroy the white whale process including above all kinds of factors. " Pequod," is human society's a high-level overview of itself, is that an epitome of the human condition. Captain Ahab to destroy the white whale process is in the process of mankind conquer nature, is a concentration of a bloody struggle countless times. 3.2 The whale Moby Dick (represent the relationship between nature and human)The white whale Moby Dick is natural representative; of course, it is also the most outstanding natural faction of representatives. Moby Dick is a natural a symbol of power, is as powerful natural a specific embodiment. Natural Moby by strong Dick and countless other component, as mediocrity human by strong Ahab and countless mediocre Starbuck and Flask composition as well. Nature is rich and generous, it is human rely on, is a treasure trove of human survival, human food and clothing parents, lost it, mankind will disappear. Nature is miserly, it never offered to humans from what you get it, human, all by himself is realized for even plunder. So, humans do not clear whether it is human's nature, or benefactor or foe enemies, but when but benefactor at this point, I'm afraid it myself also don't know, and thus only such contradictions. But, just a whale is concerned, natural and human conflict can only be life-and-death, because human behavior in the great whale way reflects upon the most of nature only cruel and most no way side, also, a whale reported to the human also only desperate resistance and sinister revenge. In such countless contradiction between the conflict. Moby Dick acted as chief of nature, pretend to be the patron saint of nature, thus Ahab and Moby Dick's conflict is inevitable. In nature and human conflict, ending is vital important showdowns, which affects the future of the world; nature also decides the destiny of man and nature. Eventually Ahab and Moby Dick destroyed. Human and natural who also conquer, who, they like the earth, like the two extremely complement each other, depend on, maintains that the world works. Human being and the nature do make friends or foes, this problem can not find the answer. The fading of Ahab and Moby Dick not solve this difficult problem, the modern people don't know if it can solve. Human nature, is how human beings face permanent faces a topic, is the humanity can remain their own a key.4. Conclusion:Should humans development really establish on destruction? When I finish reading this novel this question keeps repeating in my mind. In the novel, the writer actually discusses a question: human control nature or human obey nature. The strong whale Moby Dick represents the strong force of nature. The whaleships captain Ahab represents the humans desire of vanquish. Both of them are very strong, so in this novel the writer makes them kill each other. The writer tells us in the game of vanquish and being vanquished both of us cant win. The result of this game is human destroy nature, our own home and human cant live any more. Does it make any sense that a person against his own family? I think nature is our family, our home we can not against it. If we want develop we must protect and show some respect to our planet that we live on. Sustainable development is the only way we can live and develop on our planet long-term.Reference1 程爱民. 美国文学阅读教程M . 南京: 南京师范大学出版社, 2003. 2 常耀信. 美国文学选读M . 天津: 南开大学出版社,1991. 3 杨起深. 美国文学选读M . 上海: 上海译文出版社,1985. 4 邵金娣. 文学导论M . 哈尔滨: 黑龙江人民出版社,1998.5 吴伟仁. 美国文学史及选读M . 北京: 外语教学与研究出版社, 1990.6 张鑫友. 美国文学史及选读学习指南M . 武汉: 湖北科学技术出版社, 2003.