46.3k views
1 vote
What is the influence of symbolism in these lines from Moby-Di by Herman Melville?

Two enormous wooden pots painted black, and suspended by asses' ears, swung from the cross-trees of an old top-mast, planted in front of an old doorway. The horns of the cross-trees were sawed off on the other side, so that this old top-mast looked not a little like a gallows.

A.It creates a sense of foreboding. ( on plato this is right)

B.It suggests inhumanity.

C.It emphasizes barbarism.

D.It emphasizes imagination.

User Kelm
by
7.5k points

1 Answer

7 votes
It emphasizes barbarism
User Can Sahin
by
7.4k points