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“Use Your Allusion”. Literary Allusion in Cartoons. Note: I had a song on this slide, but it took WAY to long to upload it that way. “Bad Obsession” by Guns N’ Roses. Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
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“Use Your Allusion” Literary Allusion in Cartoons
Note: I had a song on this slide, but it took WAY to long to upload it that way. “Bad Obsession” by Guns N’ Roses Moby Dick by Herman Melville • Ahab’s obsession with the whale costs him EVERYTHING (I don’t want to spoil the ending, but it DOES NOT end well for Ahab!) • Now let’s examine the cartoon… • Novel published in 1851 • the story of a sailor named Captain Ahab who dedicates his ship and crew to destroying Moby Dick, a white sperm whale, because he sees this whale as the living embodiment of all that is evil and malignant in the universe.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville • The whale is sitting in a bar, looking depressed and drinking • The bartender is asking if the whale wants another “Ahab” • If you look closely at the glass on the bar, you will see a tiny harpoon, which is a weapon sailors use to kill whales • In your opinion, why does the cartoonist use this image? • Do you think maybe the whale is being haunted by Ahab in the same way that Ahab was haunted by the whale?
Another Allusion to Moby Dick… Book Reports Due Friday • In this cartoon, the boy has made a bad grade on his book report. Why? • Do you know who Gregory Peck is? • Why would this be a “tip off” for the teacher?