tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425514987715337437.post7456188149672351989..comments2024-03-26T22:47:45.276-07:00Comments on Intro to Critical Reading: Divine PipAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425514987715337437.post-24246547670766839012011-03-21T19:58:16.027-07:002011-03-21T19:58:16.027-07:00This was definitely an interesting argument. I th...This was definitely an interesting argument. I think I'd like to see more expansion into the relationship of Ahab and Pip because it is definitely significant that Ahab regards him above his chief mates. The example with Queequeg is also awesome, but I think even more analysis of those quotes would strengthen your argument! And you mention that Moby Dick is Satan, but you don't draw this into your argument as relevant. I do think it is though, but tell me how! Good luck on your revision!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297423943913371160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425514987715337437.post-54373304599864674912011-03-19T19:41:14.725-07:002011-03-19T19:41:14.725-07:00I think your argument for the divinity of Pip is n...I think your argument for the divinity of Pip is nicely worked out. Some of it is rooted in your previous work; some of it is rooted (but only partially) in things we've talked about in class, for instance, the "poor rover" speech. So far, so good - everything you have to say makes perfect sense to me. Possibly some of it's a little obvious - it shouldn't be a complete shock that a person who Ahab perceives as divine is, in fact, divine - but the details are well worked out.<br /><br />Let me pose what, to me, is the big question: how does it change things, that Pip is divine? How do we read the rest of the novel differently? What consequences does it have? I'm not saying it was necessary to go there in this draft, but if you revise, that's something to think through in detail.<br /><br />And the other big question: ideally, you'd work through the counter-evidence & the difficulties. First and foremost - what do you do with the details of the divine imagery surrounding Moby-Dick? What does it mean to demote him, or shift him, from God to devil? Maybe this is where the significance of your reading comes in.<br /><br />In short - I liked this as far as it went, but a revision would require some thought about consequences, and more detailed thought about MD himself.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.com