Allegory Assignment
Your assignment is to write a short essay explaining the connections between Captain Ahab and a historical figure. You can explain the allegory as a piece of "historical allegory" or "portentous allegory."
If you're interested in historical allegory, you need to connect Captain Ahab to a figure from 1830-1851. There are specific people that Melville was thinking about, reading about, hearing, and seeing, when he was constructing Ahab. You need to connect Ahab to one of these figures.
If you're interested in portentous allegory you need to connect Captain Ahab to a real person from 1851-present day. Part of what makes Melville great is that he anticipates leaders, movements, and issues that are well before his time.
Regardless of your time period your essay needs to accomplish the following:
-A 2-3 sentence introduction that explains the connection between the two figures. (Thesis).
-A paragraph outlining specific traits in the historical figure with at least 3 cited sources.
-A paragraph tracing the same traits in Ahab that incorporates close reading from at least 3 quotes from the text.
-A short conclusion
All in all, we're looking at 600-800 words here. Be creative withe the figures you pick, and be specific with the traits that you are identifying. "Strong leader" is not going to cut it.
Rubric:
Intro: 10 points
Accurate thesis sentence that identifies the similar traits between the two figures.
1st Paragraph: 20 points
10 points: Multiple traits identified by a topic sentence, accurate use of citations, 3 sources.
10 points: In depth close reading looking at details from the selection. Avoiding summary.
2nd Paragraph: 20 points
10 points: Multiple traits identified by a topic sentence, accurate use of citations, 3 quotes from Moby-Dick.
10 points: In depth close reading looking at details from the selection. Avoiding summary.
Formatting: 10 points
Paragraph use, sentence structure, specific language, punctuation, cliches, missing words, etc...
Total: 60 points
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