2001.4n28.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWariscommonlyreferredtoas_.A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriodC.theNaturalistPeriodD.theModernPeriod11999.4n30WhichmayNOTbeoneofthecausesfortheriseofAmericanromanticmovement?nA.ThewestwardterritorialexpansionnB.ThegreatincreaseinpopulationnC.ThevictoryofthesettlersintheIndianwar.nD.Therapideconomictransformation22003.4n23.The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around_ . A1820 B1850 C1880 D192032006.4n23.BeingaperiodofthegreatfloweringoftheAmericanliterature,theRomanticperiodisalsocalled“_”.A.TheAmericanEnglishtenmentB.TheAmericanRenaissanceC.TheAmericanOptimisticMovementD.theAmericanLiteraryRevolution42007.4n25TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof_totheoutbreakof_.Athe17thcenturytheAmericanWarofIndependenceBthe18thcenturytheAmericanCivilWarCthe17thcenturytheAmericanCivilWarDthe18thcenturytheU.S.MexicanWar52002.4n27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey_.nA.speaklocaldialectsnB.arepoliteandelegantgentlemennC.aresimpleandcrudefarmersnD.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety62004.4n31.TheRomanticWriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe（）intheAmericanliteraryhistory.A.individualfeelingB.survivalofthefittestC.strongimaginationD.returntonature72006.4n24.Thedesireforanescapefrom_andareturnto_becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.A.theoutsidethefamilylifeB.thefamilylifetheoutsideC.nature.societyD.Society.nature82007.4n24.Thedesireforanescapefrom_andareturnto_becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.A.theoutsidethefamilylifeB.thefamilylifetheoutsideC.nature.societyD.Society.nature92009.4n40Thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturnto_becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.AthefamilylifeB.natureCtheancienttimeDfantasyoflove102009.4n39IntheAmericanRomanticwritings,_cametofunctionalmostasadramaticcharacterthatsymbolizedmorallaw.AfireB.waterCtreesDwilderness112009.7n32.ApreoccupationwiththeCalvinisticviewof_andthemysteryofevilmarkedtheworksofHawthorne,Melvilleandahostoflesserwriters.A.loveandmercyB.bitternessandhatredC.originalsinD.eternallife122007.4n26WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?AItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.BItcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively”.CRalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.DItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.132001.4n32.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis_.A.insignificantB.viciousbynatureC.divineD.forward-looking142003.4n38.American transcendentalists most typically believe that . Aman is divine in name Bart is superior to life Cman can transform nature Dpoetry is the highest form of art152004.425. Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson, the chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism?A. As an individual, man is divine and can develop and improve himself infinitely.B. Nature exercises a healthy and restorative influence on human beings.C. There exists an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal “Oversoul.” D. Evil and sin are ever present in human heart and will pass on from one generation to another.“162007.4n26WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?AItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.BItcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively”.CRalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.DItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.172003.4n25.Which group of writers are among those who may be called early pioneers of American literature? AMark Twain and Henry James. BFenimore Cooper and Washington lrving. CErnest Hemingway and William Faulkner DJack London and OHenry. 182009.7n24.ThefictionoftheAmerican_periodrangesfromthecomicfablesofWashingtonIrvingtothesocialrealismofRebeccaHardingDavis.A.RomanticB.RevolutionaryC.ColonialD.Modernistic192003.4n27.Hawthorne generally concerns himself with such issues as_ in his fiction. Athe evil in mans heart Bthe material pursuit Cthe racial conflict Dthe social inequality202001.4n33.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofNathanielHawthornes?A.TheHouseoftheSevenGables.B.TheBlithedaleRomance.C.TheMarbleFaun.D.WhiteJacket.212001.4n35.InHawthornesnovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas_.A.commentatorsB.observersC.villainsD.saviors222005.4n24.TheAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorneisknownforhis“blackvision.”Theterm“blackvision”refersto（）.A.HawthornesobservationthateverymanfacesablackwallB.HawthornesbeliefthatallmenarebynatureevilC.thatHawthorneemployedadreamvisiontotellhisstoryD.thatPuritansofHawthornestimeusuallyworeblackclothes232007.4n29NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofmansbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses_.AloveandhatredBsinandevilCfrustrationandselfdenialDbalanceandselfdiscipline242006.4n28.TheBrithmarkdriveshomesymbolicallyHawthornespointthat“_”ismansbirthmark,somethingheisbornwith.A.goodnessB.gratefulnessC.evilD.bitterness252009.4n34TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically_pointthatevilisamansbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.AWhitmansB.MelvillesCHawthornesDEmersons262009.7n40.HawthornewasnotaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,in_.nA.CalvinismnB.PuritanismnC.RealismnD.Naturalism272008.4n30InmanyofHawthornesstoriesandnovels,thePuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthePuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,especiallyinhis_andTheScarletLetter.ATwice-ToldTalesBTheBlithedaleRomanceCTheMarbleFaunDTheHouseoftheSevenGables281999.4n16.TheCustom-Houseisanintroductorynoteto_.nA.Moby-DicknB.TheScarletLetternC.TheMarbleFaunnD.TheBlithedaleRomance292004.4n29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?nA. Stowes Uncle Tons Cabin nB. Jamess The Portrait of a Lady.nC. Hemingways A Farewell to Arms nD. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter.302001.4n23.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?A.TheWasteland.B.TheScarletLetter.C.LeavesofGrass.D.AsILayDying312002.4;2004.4n28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_.nA.TheScarletLetternB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablestnC.ThePortraitofaLadynD.Thepioneers322008.4n28Hawthorneintendedto_inTheScarletLetter.AtellastoryofparentalloveBtellastoryofsinandbloodyviolenceCcallthereadersbacktotheplantationwayoflivingDrevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned332006.4n32.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawthornesThescarletletteristrue?_nA.Hawthorneintendedtotellalovestoryinthisnovel.nB.Hawthorneintendedtotellastoryofsininthisnovel.nC.Hawthorneintendedtorevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned,soastoshowpeoplethetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.nD.Hawthornefocusedhisattentiononconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneral,soastocallthereadersbacktotheconventionalPuritanwayofliving.342007.4n30InYoung Goodman BrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrownswifeis_,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.ARuthBHesterCFaithDMary352000.4n24.InHawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown,asatanicfigureleadsthecredulous轻信的protagonisttoawitchesSabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalemsPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthornesallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthepowerof_.nA.blacknessnB.whitenessnC.terrornD.hypocrisy361999.438.AfterthenightintheforestinHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown,”Browndreadedthatthechurchroofmight“thunderdown”whilethepriestwasgivinghiseloquentsermon.Thereasonforsuchdreadsidperhapsthat_A.ThechurchwasbadlyinneedofrepairB.ToolargeacrowdhadgatheredtolistenC.TheministerhasbetrayedhimselfasabigliarD.Brownhadcommittedasinfulact.372004.4n39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _.nA. desperate and gloomy nB. renewed in his faithnC. wearing a black veil nD. unaware of his own sin382004.4(答案同下一题)n50.“Myfaithisgone!”criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefiedmoment.“Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”nComment on this passage from Hawthornes “Young Goodman Brown”.392008.4n50“Myfaithisgone!criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefied麻木的moment.Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”（fromNathanielHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown”）Makeacommentonthispassage.40Answern1)GoodmanBrownuttersthiscrywhenthefindshiswifeFaith,togetherwithlotsofprominentpeopleofthevillageandthechurch,attendingawithesSabbathinthewoods.n2)Hiscryshowshisgreatsurpriseanddisillusionment.Thereafter,hebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Helivesadismalandgloomylifebecauseheisneverabletobelieveingoodnessorpiety虔诚,again.Heretheauthormakesapunoftheword“faith”.GoodmanBrownlosesnotonlyhisfaithinreligionandlife,butalsohisfaithinhiswife,forhiswifesnameisFaith.n3)Fromthisstory,wealsocanseethatHawthorneisagreatallegoristandamasterofsymbolism.Thestoryitselfisanallegoryandisfullofsymbolssuchastheforest,thenight,thesnake,andthepinkribbon粉红丝带.412005.4n43.“Faith!Faith!criedthehusband.LookuptoHeaven,andresisttheWickedOne.”nQuestions:nA.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.nB.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?42AnswernA.(omitted)nB.GoodmanBrownhereisobviouslyaddressing向说话theimageofhiswife,urginghertoresistthedevil.Atthesametimeheisexhorting劝诫,忠告himselftohavefaith,tolookheavenward,towithstandtheinfernal阴间的,恶魔的eloquenceoftheWickedOne.432001.4（43.Whentheministerspokefromthepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,and,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.Questions:A.Identifythetitleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartistaken.B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?44AnswernA.HawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown.nB.Brownhadattendedawitchespartywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.nC.Brownwasshockedbytheminister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,whocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritedownonthem.451999.4(答案同下一题)nWhatdoesthenightjourneyyoungGoodmanBrownmakessymbolize?461999.448.“YoungGoodmanBrown”isregardedasoneofHawthornesmostprofoundtales.Whatisthethemeofthestory?GiveexamplesfromthestorytoshowHawthornesmasterfuluseofsymbolism.47AnswerThethemeisaboutsinortheeffectsofsinonthepeople.TheprotagonistBrown,anaiveyoungmanwhoacceptsbothsocietyingeneralandhisfellowmenasindividualsworthhisregard,isconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,andbecomesthereafterdistrustfulanddoubtful.Symbolscanbefoundeverywhereinthestory.Byusingtheblackforestasathematicsymbol,Hawthorneemphasizestheconsequenceofsinonthecommunityandpeoplelivinginthatcommunity.Theothersymbolsarethenameofhiswife“Faith”,thepinkribbonofhercap,theblackmassofcloud,theblazingpines,therock,etc.482003.4n27.Hawthorne generally concerns himself with such issues as_ in his fiction. Athe evil in mans heart Bthe material pursuit Cthe racial conflict Dthe social inequality492001.4n33.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofNathanielHawthornes?A.TheHouseoftheSevenGables.B.TheBlithedaleRomance.C.TheMarbleFaun.D.WhiteJacket.502001.4n35.InHawthornesnovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas_.A.commentatorsB.observersC.villainsD.saviors512005.4n24.TheAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorneisknownforhis“blackvision.”Theterm“blackvision”refersto（）.A.HawthornesobservationthateverymanfacesablackwallB.HawthornesbeliefthatallmenarebynatureevilC.thatHawthorneemployedadreamvisiontotellhisstoryD.thatPuritansofHawthornestimeusuallyworeblackclothes522007.4n29NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofmansbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses_.AloveandhatredBsinandevilCfrustrationandselfdenialDbalanceandselfdiscipline532006.4n28.TheBrithmarkdriveshomesymbolicallyHawthornespointthat“_”ismansbirthmark,somethingheisbornwith.A.goodnessB.gratefulnessC.evilD.bitterness542009.4n34TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically_pointthatevilisamansbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.AWhitmansB.MelvillesCHawthornesDEmersons552009.7n40.HawthornewasnotaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,in_.nA.CalvinismnB.PuritanismnC.RealismnD.Naturalism562008.4n30InmanyofHawthornesstoriesandnovels,thePuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthePuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,especiallyinhis_andTheScarletLetter.ATwice-ToldTalesBTheBlithedaleRomanceCTheMarbleFaunDTheHouseoftheSevenGables571999.4n16.TheCustom-Houseisanintroductorynoteto_.nA.Moby-DicknB.TheScarletLetternC.TheMarbleFaunnD.TheBlithedaleRomance582004.4n29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?nA. Stowes Uncle Tons Cabin nB. Jamess The Portrait of a Lady.nC. Hemingways A Farewell to Arms nD. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter.592001.4n23.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?A.TheWasteland.B.TheScarletLetter.C.LeavesofGrass.D.AsILayDying602002.4;2004.4n28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_.nA.TheScarletLetternB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablestnC.ThePortraitofaLadynD.Thepioneers612008.4n28Hawthorneintendedto_inTheScarletLetter.AtellastoryofparentalloveBtellastoryofsinandbloodyviolenceCcallthereadersbacktotheplantationwayoflivingDrevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned622006.4n32.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawthornesThescarletletteristrue?_nA.Hawthorneintendedtotellalovestoryinthisnovel.nB.Hawthorneintendedtotellastoryofsininthisnovel.nC.Hawthorneintendedtorevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned,soastoshowpeoplethetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.nD.Hawthornefocusedhisattentiononconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneral,soastocallthereadersbacktotheconventionalPuritanwayofliving.632007.4n30InYoung Goodman BrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrownswifeis_,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.ARuthBHesterCFaithDMary642000.4n24.InHawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown,asatanicfigureleadsthecredulous轻信的protagonisttoawitchesSabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalemsPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthornesallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthepowerof_.nA.blacknessnB.whitenessnC.terrornD.hypocrisy651999.438.AfterthenightintheforestinHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown,”Browndreadedthatthechurchroofmight“thunderdown”whilethepriestwasgivinghiseloquentsermon.Thereasonforsuchdreadsidperhapsthat_A.ThechurchwasbadlyinneedofrepairB.ToolargeacrowdhadgatheredtolistenC.TheministerhasbetrayedhimselfasabigliarD.Brownhadcommittedasinfulact.662004.4n39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _.nA. desperate and gloomy nB. renewed in his faithnC. wearing a black veil nD. unaware of his own sin672004.4(答案同下一题)n50.“Myfaithisgone!”criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefiedmoment.“Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”nComment on this passage from Hawthornes “Young Goodman Brown”.682008.4n50“Myfaithisgone!criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefied麻木的moment.Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”（fromNathanielHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown”）Makeacommentonthispassage.69Answern1)GoodmanBrownuttersthiscrywhenthefindshiswifeFaith,togetherwithlotsofprominentpeopleofthevillageandthechurch,attendingawithesSabbathinthewoods.n2)Hiscryshowshisgreatsurpriseanddisillusionment.Thereafter,hebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Helivesadismalandgloomylifebecauseheisneverabletobelieveingoodnessorpiety虔诚,again.Heretheauthormakesapunoftheword“faith”.GoodmanBrownlosesnotonlyhisfaithinreligionandlife,butalsohisfaithinhiswife,forhiswifesnameisFaith.n3)Fromthisstory,wealsocanseethatHawthorneisagreatallegoristandamasterofsymbolism.Thestoryitselfisanallegoryandisfullofsymbolssuchastheforest,thenight,thesnake,andthepinkribbon粉红丝带.702005.4n43.“Faith!Faith!criedthehusband.LookuptoHeaven,andresisttheWickedOne.”nQuestions:nA.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.nB.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?71AnswernA.(omitted)nB.GoodmanBrownhereisobviouslyaddressing向说话theimageofhiswife,urginghertoresistthedevil.Atthesametimeheisexhorting劝诫,忠告himselftohavefaith,tolookheavenward,towithstandtheinfernal阴间的,恶魔的eloquenceoftheWickedOne.722001.4（43.Whentheministerspokefromthepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,and,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.Questions:A.Identifythetitleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartistaken.B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?73AnswernA.HawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown.nB.Brownhadattendedawitchespartywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.nC.Brownwasshockedbytheminister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,whocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritedownonthem.741999.4(答案同下一题)nWhatdoesthenightjourneyyoungGoodmanBrownmakessymbolize?751999.448.“YoungGoodmanBrown”isregardedasoneofHawthornesmostprofoundtales.Whatisthethemeofthestory?GiveexamplesfromthestorytoshowHawthornesmasterfuluseofsymbolism.76AnswerThethemeisaboutsinortheeffectsofsinonthepeople.TheprotagonistBrown,anaiveyoungmanwhoacceptsbothsocietyingeneralandhisfellowmenasindividualsworthhisregard,isconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,andbecomesthereafterdistrustfulanddoubtful.Symbolscanbefoundeverywhereinthestory.Byusingtheblackforestasathematicsymbol,Hawthorneemphasizestheconsequenceofsinonthecommunityandpeoplelivinginthatcommunity.Theothersymbolsarethenameofhiswife“Faith”,thepinkribbonofhercap,theblackmassofcloud,theblazingpines,therock,etc.772001.4n29.MostofHermanMelvillesnovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.Whichofthefollowingisnotthecase?A.Typee.B.Moby-Dick.C.Omoo.D.TheConfidence-Man782000.4n25.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.nA.AhabnB.IshmaelnC.StubbnD.Starbuck791999.437.InMoby-DickafterthewhalingshipThe Pequadsinks,Melvillewrites:“thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Theauthormightimplythat_A.Nothingchangesinthe5,000yearsofhumanhistoryB.mansdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestructionC.Natureisevilasitwas5,000yearsagoD.Naturehastheultimatecreativepower.802007.4n10.WhichofthefollowingwritingisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic?A.PierreB.MobyDickC.TypeeD.BillyBudd812004.4n37.LikeNathanielHawthorne,（）alsomanagestoachievetheeffectofambiguitythroughsymbolismandallegoryinhisnarratives.nA.MarkTwainnB.HenryJamesnC.R.W.EmersonnD.HermanMelville822008.4n31Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,symbolizes_forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.nAsocietynBnaturenCoceananimalsnDbothAandC832007.4n32InMobyDick,thewhitewhalesymbolizes_forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.AnatureBhumansocietyCwhalingindustryDtruth842004.4n27. “Then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.” In the quoted sentence, the author might imply that _.A. nothing changes in the 5000 years of human historyB. mans desire to conquer nature can only end in his own destructionC. nature is evil as it was 5000 years agoD. nature has the ultimate creative power852004.4n30. Besides symbolism, all the following qualities EXCEPT _are fused to make Melvilles Moby-Dick a world classic.nA. narrative power nB. psychological analysisnC. speculative agility 思维的敏捷思维的敏捷nD. optimistic view of life862003.4n50.Retell in a few sentences the story of the last chapter (Ch, 135) “The ChaseThird Day” of Melvilles novel Moby-Dick. Discuss the meaning of the ending of the story.87AnswerInthelastchapterofMoby-Dick,thegreatchaseofthewhitewhaleisendingandweareclosetotheconclusionofthebook.The PequodhasfinallysightedMoby-Dick.Theboatshavebeenloweredinchaseofthewhale,whichhasalreadydemolishedtwoofthem.ThoughAhabkillsthewhitewhale,yetallthehumanbeingsinvolved,exceptthenarrator,dieintheprocess.Attheendonlynature,symbolizedbythesea,remainsmovingbutunmoved.Itmeansthatmansdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestruction882006.4(答案同下一题)n50.SymbolismisanimportantliterarypracticeinliteratureandithasbeenwidelyusedbymanyAmericanwriters.DiscussthewaysymbolismisusedinMelvillesMobyDick.892002.4n47.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,isthemostimportantsymbolinMelvillesnovel.Whatsymbolicmeaningcanyoudrawfromit?90AnswerA.Totheauthor,thewhalesymbolizesnature,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.B.ToAhab,thewhaleiseitheranevilcreatureitselfortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrolstheuniverse,orperhapsboth.C.ToIshmael,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrationalexplanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.D.Tothereaders,thewhalecanbeviewedasasymbolofthephysicallimitsthatlifeimposesuponman.Italsorepresentsthetremendousorganic（有机体的）vitalityoftheuniverse.91