最初,《白鲸》在英国多次被退稿,原因就是篇幅过度冗长。后来出版后的第一年(1851年)只卖出5本,一直到它出版了七十年(1920年)后,才逐渐引起美国社会的关注,被视为美国文学史上最伟大的小说之一。[1]初看《白鲸》的故事概略,即一群人在海上与鲸鱼搏斗,最后只有叙述者一人活了下来,会感觉就是套用《老人与海》的故事模板,又是人类和 Initially, “Moby Dick” was repeatedly rejected in the United Kingdom, the reason is the length of space is too long. Only five were later sold in the first year (1851) after publication, until it was published for seventy years (1920), gradually drawing the attention of American society and being regarded as the greatest novel in the history of American literature one. [1] At first glance, the outline of the story of Moby Dick, that is, a group of people wrestling with whales at sea. Finally, if only one narrator lives, he will feel that he is using the story template of “Old Man and the Sea”