tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post1997986599762134550..comments2024-03-18T19:17:28.460+00:00Comments on The little white attic : Moby Dick, chapter 42 "The Whiteness of the Whale" Hai Di Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-25521093167859883202016-03-31T22:13:07.108+01:002016-03-31T22:13:07.108+01:00Oh.Oh.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-2288484096678786392016-03-29T00:47:35.655+01:002016-03-29T00:47:35.655+01:00No "most." "White" is a concep...No "most." "White" is a concept - start imagining metaphors. "Whale" is a concept. Now combine them - wow, look how rich this is.<br /><br />I am really talking more about Melville's creativity than his ideas. I am never much help with actual ideas.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-18030145249804787582016-03-29T00:01:55.936+01:002016-03-29T00:01:55.936+01:00Consider . . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other...Consider . . .<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherRTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-17302718446082742332016-03-28T23:57:59.379+01:002016-03-28T23:57:59.379+01:00Could you elaborate? Could you elaborate? Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-23760857832254194012016-03-28T23:57:33.220+01:002016-03-28T23:57:33.220+01:00All right. *thinking*
Which big concept seems mos...All right. *thinking* <br />Which big concept seems most "plausible" to you, then, personally?Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-36187786213755966382016-03-24T15:19:57.815+00:002016-03-24T15:19:57.815+00:00The difference of Otherness might be significant. ...The difference of Otherness might be significant. When we are confronted by Otherness (difference), we must carefully consider our reactions, especially when we are not part of that Otherness. This might be a useful approach.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-37616071594464267982016-03-24T04:01:49.440+00:002016-03-24T04:01:49.440+00:00One answer - which is probably not very helpful - ...One answer - which is probably not very helpful - is that we see here the result of Melville's discovery that he can take <i>anything</i> and make art out of it. Any big concept - pick one and start spinning the metaphors.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com