The Whiteness of the Whale

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English

 

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Christine G

 

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October 25, 2016

 

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University

 

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On the other hand, Ishmael sees that the color white can mean many various and opposing things. It would be dangerous to settle upon any one single meaning. In the chapter, The Whiteness of the Whale, Melville explains the importance of duality of meaning in the world, as opposed to man's (and Ahab's) desire to see only one meaning in any one thing...
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Melville utilizes the symbol of the color white to show us that, no one thing means only one thing. Instead, the color white and the meaning of all things depends upon the experiences and perception of the person viewing that object. Ahab viewed the White Whale only as the symbol of all evil in the universe, which eventually leads him to his downfall...
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