THE MOTIF OF MAGNETIC IMPACT IN H. MELVILLE’S NOVEL PIERRE: OR, THE AMBIGUITIES

Abstract

The article analyzes motifs and images of the strong influence of some characters on the others and on the figure of the narrator in the novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852) by H. Melville. The system of characters, the symbolic level of the text and the theme of creating the original peace of art are viewed within the broader perspective of the influence of the observed object on the observer. The problem of psychological and emotional capture and transgression of observers is investigated through its artistic embodiment in the motifs of magnetic, electric, and chemical impact. This direction complements the development of the thesis about the relationship and conditionality of literary influence and erotic relationships on the path of becoming an Artist.