Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Moby-Dick: Interpretations never end 1.2 Allegory, symbol, metaphor and literary interpretation 1.3 Cognitive linguistics and metaphor, symbol and allegory 1.4 A new model for interpretation 1.5 Questions to answer 1.6 Methodology to apply 1.7 Significance of the study 1.8 Organization of the book Chapter Two Metaphor, Symbol, Allegory and Moby-Dick 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Interpretation 2.3 Metaphor, symbol and allegory 2.3.1 Conceptual metaphor in literary discourse 2.3.2 Symbol and allegory in light of cognitive linguistics 2.3.3 The call for a new model for interpretations 2.4 Moby-Dick studies: Status quo 2.5 Summary Chapter Three Mapping and Literary Interpretation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Mapping 3.2.1 Mappings in cognitive linguistics 3.2.2 Comparison of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Structure Mapping Theory and Blending Theory 3.2.3 Mapping and metaphor, symbol and allegory 3.2.4 A comparison of mappings in metaphor symbol and allegory 3.3 Literary criticism 3.3.1 Literary criticism: From text to context 3.3.2 Cognitive linguistics and literary criticism 3.4 A model for literary interpretation of Moby-Dick 3.4.1 Metaphoric mapping 3.4.2 Symbolic mapping 3.4.3 Allegorical mapping 3.5 Summary Chapter Four Anthropoeentricism or Ecocentrism: Eeocritieal Reading 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Metaphoric mapping: Discourse level 4.2.1 Metaphoric mappings of human beings as target domain 4.2.2 Metaphoric mappings of nature as target domain 4.2.3 Traditional hebraic anthropocentrism or ecological centrism 4.3 Symbolic mapping: From text to nature 4.3.1 Moby Dick: Symbol of nature 4.3.2 Ahab: Emblem of anthropocentrism 4.3.3 Ishmael: Nature's spokesperson 4.3.4 Fedallah: Fire worshipper 4.3.5 Elijah: Ecocritics' warning 4.3.6 Queequeg and his affinity to nature 4.3.7 Pequod: The other Ahab 4.3.8 The doubloon: Incentive of the pursuit 4.3.9 The coffin: Resurrection 4.3.10 Hearse: The future of anthropocentric science and technology 4.3.11 Hat: Ahab and King Tarquin 4.4 Allegorical mapping: Ecocritical reading 4.5 Summary Chapter Five Egalitarianism or Totalitarianism: Social Political Reading 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Metaphoric mapping 5.2.1 The social version of the Great Chain of Being 5.2.2 The mapping of Social Chain of Being 5.2.3 Space as hierarchy 5.2.4 Ishmael and Queequeg: Marriage as race communication 5.3 Symbolic mapping 5.3.1 Pequod: Symbol of the America 5.3.2 Ahab the great dictator 5.3.3 Moby Dick: Stranger and otherness 5.3.4 Ishmael with an equal eye 5.3.5 Queequeg: A symbol of democracy 5.3.6 The first mate and his hesitation 5.3.7 Hypooners, the mainstream force 5.4 Allegorization: A social political reading 5.5 Summary Chapter Six Friendship or Homoeroticism: Queer Theory Reading 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Metaphoric mappings 6.2.1 Ishmael and Queequeg marriage metaphors 6.2.2 Ishmael and Queequeg love metaphors 6.3 Symbolic mapping 6.3.1 Queequeg: Homosexual pal 6.3.2 Moby Dick: Symbol of phallus 6.3.3 Ishmael: Homoerotic yearning 6.3.4 Ahab: Homophobia of the heterosexual world 6.3.5 The sea: The male world 6.3.6 Homoeroticism of"squeezing 6.3.7 The tail: Unity of masculinity and femininity 6.3.8 Pequod: Paradise of male-specific world 6.4 Allegorization: A Queer Theory reading 6.5 Summary Chapter Seven Conclusion 7.1 Major fndings 7.2 Limitations 7.3 Future studies References Acknowledgements Appendix A: Mapping of Human beings and Nature Appendix B: Social Political Mapping Appendix C: Ishmael-Queequeg: Marriage Mapping