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...The Hawthorne experiments themselves, alas, were flawed and have been mythologised. But more modern experiments are revealing some intriguing results....
...Comparisons to Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom there are allusions throughout, would not be extravagant....
...The story of Captain Ahab and the white whale baffled its readers for decades....
...It is almost the definition of its greatness that, as Captain Ahab’s obsession with the white whale is monomaniacal, so Melville’s interest is promiscuous....
...He goes on to make a crude comparison of Bush Jr. and Melville’s obsessed Captain Ahab....
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