Not unlike the mad Captain Ahab, DJT threatens to sink our ship of state.
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Tag Archives: Moby Dick
Ahab-Like Trump Will Sink Us All
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Surprised by the Joy of Reading
In a satiric essay, a fictional writer begins by reading to impress and ends by loving to read.
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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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Moby Dick and Whales with a Grudge
Orca boat attacks are causing me to rethink “Moby Dick.”
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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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