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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts) Sat Dec 29, 2012, 10:22 PM Dec 2012

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In honor of Chris Hedges comments about America as the Pequod: Great Books: MOBY DICK, Part One

It is good to take a look back at the novel. The great American novel Moby Dick. Success and failure. The coming together of races. This book had it all.

All the parts are here: http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-honor-of-chris-hedges-comments-about.html

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In honor of Chris Hedges comments about America as the Pequod: Great Books: MOBY DICK, Part One (Original Post) geefloyd46 Dec 2012 OP

Thank you. I really enjoyed the videos even though I still snappyturtle Dec 2012 #1

i just saw someone make the same comparison Enrique Dec 2012 #2

This is what I was referring to geefloyd46 Jan 2013 #3

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

1. Thank you. I really enjoyed the videos even though I still

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 04:00 AM

Dec 2012

find the story depressing and without much hope. In that light, I wonder if Hedges sees our present situation equally so.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

2. i just saw someone make the same comparison

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:17 PM

Dec 2012

Junot Diaz in an interview with Bill Moyers http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-rewriting-the-story-of-america/

Do you have a link to what Hedges said?

geefloyd46

(1,939 posts)

3. This is what I was referring to

Reply to Enrique (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 11:01 AM

Jan 2013

Hedges is part of this section. He mentions the Pequod at the end of the interview.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101789134

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