Very interesting. I’ve always thought there were some similarities between the way Melville describes Ahab and McCarthy describes Glanton. From Moby Dick: “Ahab’s eyes glowing like coals, that still glow in the ashes of ruin”.. and from Blood Meridian: “Glanton’s eyes in their dark sockets were burning centroids of murder”.
Very interesting. I’ve always thought there were some similarities between the way Melville describes Ahab and McCarthy describes Glanton. From Moby Dick: “Ahab’s eyes glowing like coals, that still glow in the ashes of ruin”.. and from Blood Meridian: “Glanton’s eyes in their dark sockets were burning centroids of murder”.
Moby Dick: “I’d strike the sun if it insulted me”
Blood Meridian: “…he’d drive the remorseless sun on to its final endarkenment as if he’d ordered it all ages since”
Also there might be some similarities between the white whale and the judge. Both are enormous, hairless mammals, unusually white, imbued with potentially supernatural qualities like omnipresence and invincibility, unusually aggressive. McCarthy was definitely influenced by Melville, both style and substance.
Very interesting. I’ve always thought there were some similarities between the way Melville describes Ahab and McCarthy describes Glanton. From Moby Dick: “Ahab’s eyes glowing like coals, that still glow in the ashes of ruin”.. and from Blood Meridian: “Glanton’s eyes in their dark sockets were burning centroids of murder”.
Moby Dick: “I’d strike the sun if it insulted me”
Blood Meridian: “…he’d drive the remorseless sun on to its final endarkenment as if he’d ordered it all ages since”
Also there might be some similarities between the white whale and the judge. Both are enormous, hairless mammals, unusually white, imbued with potentially supernatural qualities like omnipresence and invincibility, unusually aggressive. McCarthy was definitely influenced by Melville, both style and substance.
Wonderful comparisons. I could hear Ahab's words coming from the Judge.