But I disagree unless I missed something about allegory definition. It's just story form metaphor I thought?
If it's competent and you're aware of both sides you'll spot the connection if you think about both things in proximity. It's not like a bilbo riddle where you need to know what's in my pocket?
Like are you unaware of the base interpretation of the book at the broad social level? What "white whale" has come to mean?
Basically it's when means consume the ends. Obsession. Loss of perspective, etc. Missing the point and missing that you've missed it even when told repeatedly.
The best part of the scene in this context is that picard smiles when he learns that she hadn't read moby dick but learned the lesson anyway enough to use it to remind him that he was missing the point and had forgotten the lesson. As a caption into all this classical stuff he was very open to this line of argument, and as I say in my comment, picard would never have gotten to the emotional point in the first place.
when there is an actual 'civilization,' a viable culture, everyone is obliged to act within the culture. This applies to radicals as well. There is a certain way to write. Over modern history, certain writers, such as Whitman or Melville, choose to cross certain lines. This happens again, and again.
You don't break free overnight. Eventually a few come to understand: the standard literary chains need not constrain us to writing in the same way forever...
We always need to start with what our current culture is. No exceptions...
I was born into the society of the mid-sixties. I read a Jack London book, a few other nature adventures. One about an Irish setter. I thought nature or dogs or adventures were suitable topics for books. Then, as a high schooler, I read Jack Kerouac ("Big Sur").
I was shocked, and fascinated, to learn that a "novel" did not need to be the standard kind. I am still trying to break free...
Now you've made me interested in that Mu anime, unfortunately, I can't seem to find it pirated anywhere :D
https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=The+White+Whale+of+Mu
Merci beaucoup, monsieur!
But I disagree unless I missed something about allegory definition. It's just story form metaphor I thought?
If it's competent and you're aware of both sides you'll spot the connection if you think about both things in proximity. It's not like a bilbo riddle where you need to know what's in my pocket?
Like are you unaware of the base interpretation of the book at the broad social level? What "white whale" has come to mean?
Basically it's when means consume the ends. Obsession. Loss of perspective, etc. Missing the point and missing that you've missed it even when told repeatedly.
https://x.com/Innomen/status/2076710812903731250
The best part of the scene in this context is that picard smiles when he learns that she hadn't read moby dick but learned the lesson anyway enough to use it to remind him that he was missing the point and had forgotten the lesson. As a caption into all this classical stuff he was very open to this line of argument, and as I say in my comment, picard would never have gotten to the emotional point in the first place.
when there is an actual 'civilization,' a viable culture, everyone is obliged to act within the culture. This applies to radicals as well. There is a certain way to write. Over modern history, certain writers, such as Whitman or Melville, choose to cross certain lines. This happens again, and again.
You don't break free overnight. Eventually a few come to understand: the standard literary chains need not constrain us to writing in the same way forever...
We always need to start with what our current culture is. No exceptions...
I was born into the society of the mid-sixties. I read a Jack London book, a few other nature adventures. One about an Irish setter. I thought nature or dogs or adventures were suitable topics for books. Then, as a high schooler, I read Jack Kerouac ("Big Sur").
I was shocked, and fascinated, to learn that a "novel" did not need to be the standard kind. I am still trying to break free...