Comparing Melville's Moby Dick And The Raven
In 1851 Herman Melville wrote “Moby Dick”. “Moby Dick” was a book about captain Ahab. Captain Ahab was a guy who gave everything to hunt a whale. Melville the author of the great american novel “Moby Dick” was heavily influenced by two writers Nathaniel Hawthorne writer of “The Minister's Black Veil” and Edgar Allen Poe writer of “The Raven”. The story of the Essex is mostly about captain Pollard, Chase, Nickerson. And their crew hunting whales. But in the end most of the crew die trying to kill a great white whale.”In the Heart of the Sea” was a movie that was well received in many ways. One being that the movie was unique and told a true story about the Essex. Melville who wrote “ Moby Dick” used tenets from the Romantic era in his story.
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Pollard did this because he wanted to be his own man. Pleasure could come from the less organized and irrational things in life as well as the organized and rational. An example of this is when Chase turns down the offer the boat owners gave him. The significance of this example is very important because this turns Pollards viewpoint around. The emphasis was on the “hero”, the individual who is willing to stand alone and will die for a cause he believes in. An example of this in the film is when Chase turns down the offer the boat owners gave him even though everyone was against him. Another example is when Chase leaves his family to hunt whales and earn money all the while risking his life. Romanticism promoted anti-rationalism and rebellion against strict forms and the emphasis placed on reason during the Enlightenment. This can be spotted twice in the film. Once when Pollard tells Chase to throw the spear at the whale. The second time is when the boat owners demand Chase and Pollard to lie about what happened to their ship. The nature …show more content…
Two films who have a clear point of romanticism are “Spiderman” and “Captain America civil war”. This has changed how I watch movies because now during the movie I will look for Romantic elements found in the
Pollard did this because he wanted to be his own man. Pleasure could come from the less organized and irrational things in life as well as the organized and rational. An example of this is when Chase turns down the offer the boat owners gave him. The significance of this example is very important because this turns Pollards viewpoint around. The emphasis was on the “hero”, the individual who is willing to stand alone and will die for a cause he believes in. An example of this in the film is when Chase turns down the offer the boat owners gave him even though everyone was against him. Another example is when Chase leaves his family to hunt whales and earn money all the while risking his life. Romanticism promoted anti-rationalism and rebellion against strict forms and the emphasis placed on reason during the Enlightenment. This can be spotted twice in the film. Once when Pollard tells Chase to throw the spear at the whale. The second time is when the boat owners demand Chase and Pollard to lie about what happened to their ship. The nature …show more content…
Two films who have a clear point of romanticism are “Spiderman” and “Captain America civil war”. This has changed how I watch movies because now during the movie I will look for Romantic elements found in the