tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post7167447231394044797..comments2024-03-27T07:14:36.800-04:00Comments on <b>Dawn Potter</b>: Moby-Dick versus Great ExpectationsDawn Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-64376104507886334732010-10-14T16:52:24.655-04:002010-10-14T16:52:24.655-04:00I noticing in MD the breakfast where Queequeg sits...I noticing in MD the breakfast where Queequeg sits at the head of the table and uses his harpoon to spear the steak, an obvious "breach of etiquette" the meals of 3 kinds of chowder and then the meal time scenes aboard the Pequod where there is such a distinct division betwee the ranks of officers and the unease of those serving the 3 harpooners. In GE, note the differences from the initial "meal" that Pip gives the convict that is changing his life and yet he aspires for the "elegant, refined" society of life as a gentleman. Then that decaying wedding feast and the intimate tea with joe contrasted with the uncomfortable meals of the higher class That's all I have in this time frame...More perhaps in a bit..Off to a poetry open MicRuthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-33873600502848483242010-10-14T09:43:53.947-04:002010-10-14T09:43:53.947-04:00Tell more, Ruth!Tell more, Ruth!Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-42576421819693619852010-10-14T09:19:11.454-04:002010-10-14T09:19:11.454-04:00Just briefly, I've been noticing the food scen...Just briefly, I've been noticing the food scenes in both books and what they say about the relationships and about the class structures.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-91470735412433945582010-10-12T20:03:07.473-04:002010-10-12T20:03:07.473-04:00I was just thinking that I had finally caught up t...I was just thinking that I had finally caught up to you at least in Moby Dick by reaching Chapter 26, but I'm way behind at Chapter 18 in Great Expectations. (Is it a valid defence to say that I'm behind because I was working on finishing a couple of other books that had to be returned to the library this past week?) Anyway, I was so mad at Melville for taking a two-chapter time out to defend whaling. It felt like the story was just beginning to get going, and then he paused for a public service announcement. And The Lee Shore chapter just seemed oddly-placed and perplexing.<br /><br />On the GE front, I have read it once before, but I can't believe how much I overlooked before or had forgotten. I look forward to refreshing my memory of Pip's visits to Wemmick's house.Al and Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997239296609475310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-36221806571330114562010-10-12T11:15:40.262-04:002010-10-12T11:15:40.262-04:00Scott, I just got to that place in "MD" ...Scott, I just got to that place in "MD" you mentioned in your previous comment: when the point of view suddenly shifts from Ishmael into third-person omniscience. Very strange.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-44426932796350911092010-10-12T11:02:06.640-04:002010-10-12T11:02:06.640-04:00Dawn, I'm not reading Gr8X, which speeds up my...Dawn, I'm not reading Gr8X, which speeds up my reading. I remember it from high school, and how peeved I felt at Pip, ungrateful boy.<br /><br />I'd never read Moby-Dick, I do feel, as someone said, as if I'm wading through a swamp at times, but it's still a good book.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-39301977308343888862010-10-12T08:56:27.879-04:002010-10-12T08:56:27.879-04:00We seem to be wildly varied. One reader tells me h...We seem to be wildly varied. One reader tells me he's up to chapter 40 in MD; he appears to be our current champion. I've made headway in GE (chap 38) so am presently focusing on MD, where I've reached chap 28.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-71899852285646097082010-10-12T08:23:22.833-04:002010-10-12T08:23:22.833-04:00AAARRGGGHHH...I fell behind a bit last week in MD ...AAARRGGGHHH...I fell behind a bit last week in MD & GE but will catch up by end of this week. What chapters are we reading to?Teresa C.noreply@blogger.com