PPT-Biblical allusions in moby

dick Luke Fahmy and Leonardo Morella Overview Herman Melville sought to create the great American novel This novel would have to consist of a variety of literary devices and references to popular American themes. Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel achilles tendon Adonis handsome young man Aphrodite loved him Aeolian anything pertaining to wind god who was Keeper of Wind Apollo a physically perfect male the God of music and light known for his ph Melville. Unit 5. Moby. Dick. Herman Melville . Aug 1, 1819-Sep 28, 1891. 3. rd. child of 8, born to socialite parents.. Father died when Herman was about 12.. Helped his brother in the family business until his brother arranged for him to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship to England in 1839 (age 20).. in . The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. by James Joyce. Omobolade Teriba, Stella Tse, Jessica Radoncic, and Grace Wolf. Mini-Lesson: Allusion. Aim: What are allusions and how does James Joyce employ them in his novel to enhance the story?. Gangi 2 Moby-Dick and my reading of the novel. Gangi 3 Moby-Dick contains, among its encyclopedic descriptions of whales and Melville, His World and Work, the beginning of the Melville revival occurr I can identify and explain allusions in Fahrenheit 451.. A1 and B2: I can identify figurative language and its effect on F451.. General Bell Ringer. What do you think are some of the most powerful or memorable stories, fiction OR non-fiction, in our culture? Why? . “John Muir is remembered primarily as a no-nonsense conservationist and the founding president of the Sierra Club, but he was also a bold adventurer, a fearless scrambler of peaks, glaciers, and waterfalls whose best-known essay includes a riveting account of nearly falling to his death, in 1872, while ascending California’s Mt. Ritter. In another essay Muir rapturously describes riding out a ferocious Sierra gale, by choice, in the uppermost branches of a on-hundred-foot Douglas fir…” (. Allusions. Allusions . Definition. -a reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.. Purpose. RL.4.4. What is mythology?. Some people use the word myth to mean fake, but…. A myth . is a . actually traditional . story, . especially . one concerning the early history of . people . or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically . dick. and . Ellison’s. . I. nvisible. man: . two. American . microcosms. Herman. Melville (1819-1891). PLOT. : The . novel. . is. . narrated. . by. . Ishmael. , the . only. . survivor. . . When used it is assumed that both the author and the reader share the same historical or literary knowledge.. Allusions. Allusions derived from . Greek Mythology. “The Midas Touch”. King Midas wanted to be the richest man in the world. He was given the ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This became his greatest ability, but also a curse for even his food turned to gold. The worst part of his ability…he turned his own daughter into gold.. Reminders. If Mrs. Coates is writing you a recommendation and you are NOT using the Common App, you need to provide ME an addressed, stamped envelope for each college, and I will give them to her.. Frankenstein. Write Down The 2 That Make The Most Sense To You. A. story in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning: allegories are used for teaching or explaining ideas, moral principles, etc. . Read and annotate the excerpt. Use your annotating guide if needed. . Read and Annotate. How have you or someone you know reacted when wronged or hurt in some way? How natural is a desire for revenge?. reference. . to a person, . place, thing. , or idea of . literary. , historical, . . cultural. , or . political significance. . . . . . It . does . not . describe in . detail. the . person .