Not unlike the mad Captain Ahab, DJT threatens to sink our ship of state.
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Tag Archives: Herman Melville
Ahab-Like Trump Will Sink Us All
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To Survive Trump, Be Like Lizzie
How to survive Trumpism’s anticipated assaults on democracy? Reading Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” is a good place to start.
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My Through the Looking-Glass Vote
Voting as a liberal in a red state can feel like Alice attempting to advance in a looking-glass world.
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Democracy under Assault? Stand Firm
How to withstand Trump’s incessant assaults on democracy? Be like Lizzie in “Goblin Market.”
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Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting
Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.
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Melville Would Have Understood Trump
Melville foresaw Trump in “Confidence Man.”
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Moby Dick and Whales with a Grudge
Orca boat attacks are causing me to rethink “Moby Dick.”
Weeping for Ukraine’s Lost Children
Ukraine longs for its kidnapped children as the Rachel captain in “Moby Dick” longs for his son, lost at sea.
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Avatar II’s Debt to Moby Dick
Cameron’s “Avatar 2” owes a large debt to “Moby Dick.”
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