tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post7236188779713175409..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Moby-Dick Chapters 8 -11Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-80043173977965498732019-08-21T12:22:11.612+10:002019-08-21T12:22:11.612+10:00Yes there did seem to be a family history of menta...Yes there did seem to be a family history of mental illness. Sadly one of Melville’s sons also committed suicide at age 18.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59336228754449954722019-08-21T12:11:18.328+10:002019-08-21T12:11:18.328+10:00Such a thoughtful post about Melville's belief...Such a thoughtful post about Melville's beliefs. I have not seen anything about Melville's mania, but that could also explain his father's problems, too. Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-37689367446370796382019-08-21T10:01:57.335+10:002019-08-21T10:01:57.335+10:00Yes Bill, I also think it is mostly a case of know...Yes Bill, I also think it is mostly a case of known & familiar vs unknown & other with a touch of superior vs inferior built into it. But now that I've done a lot more reading on Melville, I can also see that his relationship to his Calvanistic upbringing was complicated indeed. Many articles, books etc view his comments about religion in Moby-Dick as a commentary on those Christians who supported slavery as well as the overzealous missionaries he saw in the various islands he visited.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64027971644391861032019-08-19T22:22:48.245+10:002019-08-19T22:22:48.245+10:00Don't be sorry! If it's worth reading, it&...Don't be sorry! If it's worth reading, it's worth reading at length. I wonder if the 'cannibal'/'Christian' opposition is just Black/White, indigenous/European. I often read it that way. Bill (I see my other gmail account has taken over)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782815680430450560noreply@blogger.com