Humans and Nature

How Religious Belief Connects with Humans And Nature Humans relationship towards temper is complicated. Phyllis Trible, a thoroughly known scholar, mentions in her paper A Tempest in a Text Ecological Soundings in the arrest of jinx that Theological language is ecological language (Trible 189). It arouses that unsubtlespread religion has a objurgation on the relationship between globe belief and reputation. Besides, the two main characters, Arab and whammy, from the movie Moby Dick and the ghostlike book The book of Jonah, their different views of theology are shown in their opposite actions towards nature. ? In the movie Moby Dick, Ahab, the captain, is the symbol of the pioneers leading in the exploration of the great nature. He challenges the mysterious nature fearlessly. Rather than requireing to God for serve up when he encounters confronted and unexpected troublesomeies, he cerebrates that he washbasin overcome all those difficulties by himself and never cease s his expedition. In the movie, Pequod, the whaling ship, is caught in a terrible storm. The sails should be put down for slowing ships revivify in a storm. Starbuck, one of crew member, wants to roll a sail, but Ahab refuses.Ahab asks all of his sailors to hold sails tightly. When Starbucks tries to furl down sails, Arab threats Starbuck to stop by using an arrow. Ahab steadfastly continues battling with the nature to the end until finally his ship survives in bad weather. Ahab called that Typhoons bluff stood toe to toe with it and punched away till it hollared quits (Bradbury 158). Through the totally battle with the storm, Ahab even mocks at what he encounters. Oh, how the gods enjoy playing with us. Whats the point of the game, I call into question?Sometimes Im on the very edge of knowing-and then they toss me back in the box (Bradbury 158). In Ahabs mind, he is fighting against God, and choosing to put his own will preceding(prenominal) faith. Ahab believes himself above the natural world, and almost a god. This belief lends him power and majesty that make him battle with nature. In the movie, Ahabs persistence on chasing the white titan makes him act like a hero, however, his vengeance of whale besides makes him overstep on the boundary of nature which leads him to the shoemakers last.To Captain Ahab, the whale symbolizes the evil in the universe He is part of this wicked game that runs man from the cradle and bullies him into the grave, Moby Dick is evil ten times over, in a world where evil is common as sea-water (Bradbury 90). So it is Ahabs destiny to get relinquish of it. In the last part of scenes, Ahab has no chance of killing Moby Dick, yet he engages in his felo-de-se stick out to stab at the whale To the last I grapple with thee from hells meat I stab at thee for hates sake I spit my last breathing spell at thee, though damned whale Thus I give up my spear (BRADBURY 174). His plan to kill Moby Dick seals the tragic fate for hi mself and the crew of the Pequod. In the end the whale represents both dread peace and terrifying death. Besides, in the book, Ahab sees the graves of other sailors died in killing whales, and he gets predictions about his death from Fedallah. Those things not just happen accidentally to Ahab. In fact, its the fate already made by God try to stop Ahabs actions of killing the whale. The whale is the combination of contradictions, a symbol of the universes wide and mystery of Gods boundless divine power, fate. ? God controls what we would consider fate in the casting of the fortune. In The Book of Jonah, Jonah opposes to Gods will and flees away which results in a storm created by the God in his journey. Jonah gets on a ship to Tarshish, and he encounters the storm The Lord, however, hurled such furious winds toward the sea that a omnipotent storm raged upon it the ship expected itself to crack up (14). The storm is so powerful that all the sailors start to pray to the God for help. and the Lord, God of Heaven, I worship-he who made the sea, and the dry land as well (110). Even though Jonah runs away from the Lord and has no thought for the spiritual specify of his shipmates his life still brought them closer to God. However, the storm just gets worse. Jonah tells sailors in order to worship God, they can calm the sea by throwing him into the sea. If you lift me and cast me overboard, the sea will calm its raging against you, for I personally acknowledge that this massive tempest raging against you is on my own account (112).Jonah has no precariousness that his rebellion against God is the cause of the storm that threatened to sink the ship they are sailing upon. Hence, clements fear of unexpected natural power and then pray to God for help. Contrary to how the white whale drives Ahab crazy which result in Ahabs death with the whale, the whale in The Book of Jonah changes Jonahs attitudes toward God and saves him from his sin. God does not put Jonah into d eath immediately, instead, he sends out a seek. The Lord directed a large fish to swallow Jonah.Jonah remained in the belly of the fish leash days and three nights (21). Jonah is helpless in the fishs belly and starts to repent and pray to God In my trouble, I appeal to the Lord he answers me as for me, voicing gratitude, I shall oblation you sacrifices I shall fulfill all that I vow (2 10). By singing the thanksgiving song, Jonah starts to be thankful to God and he realizes that he is still connecting with God. God as a merciful and free figure in The Book of Jonah, he saves Jonah from the fish. The Lord spoke to the fish and made it vomitive Jonah upon dry land (211). From an ecological point of view, Phyllis Trible clams in her book If the verb swallow suggest that fish is a hostile environment for Jonah, the verb vomitsuggests that the fish is a hostile environment for the fish In a bulimic exercise the animal of the sea rejects human fodder (Trible 190). This ecological danger recalls Jonahs inner instincts to God Yet God brought up his life from the Pit, and to this God he rendered thanks (Trible 190).In other words, The whale as well as considered to be hostile environment, represents the nature power that given by God. It suggests that humans should always find their faith to the God, thus, God can speech humans from the danger and forgive their sins. When humans are building the relationship with nature, if they are going against nature they cannot get the results they want, instead, if they working along with nature which can actually leads to peace. In the movies, even if Ahab orders his crew to interest Moby Dick again and again, the white whale does not surrender but appears to counterattack.It attacks the boats, wrecks the whaling ship and brings much twinge to human beings. Gods power and embodiment of justice are shown through nature. God warns human beings that if they still destroy nature unshakably, they will be buried by divine nature eventually. It is difficult for human beings relying on our own insufficient power to win the battle between nature and them. In contrast, Jonah suppose to preach Gods will to Nineveh, however, he is from the country which is defeated by Nieveh, thus he is reluctant to deliver Gods message.God puts Jonah into hostile environment and wants Jonah to learn about adjustment through Jonahs repent. Jonah realizes his sin and start to believe God again which results in later God saves his life. His confession to God adequately proves that his humans tolerance has persuaded him to give up his enmity. Human beings can get along well with nature and they can keep a harmonious relationship with nature. However, keeping the harmonious relationship must be based on human beingstolerance to nature.