As one of the most explicitly gendered chapters in the entire novel, “The Symphony” provides a host of opportunities for interpretation. Neither does Melville seem entirely consistent with what he describes as “feminine” or “masculine,” within this chapter or throughout the text as a whole. The “masculine sea” in “The Symphony” has been decidedly feminine … Continue reading Mother Nature as Stepmother
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