Another is “ the narrative of arthur gordon pym of nantucket ” by edgar allan poe , with its abrupt non - ending : “ and the hue of the skin of the figure was of the perfect whiteness of snow 这种白色在赫尔曼.梅尔维尔的《白鲸》中以“鲸鱼的白色”呈现给读者；而在埃德加.爱伦.坡《南塔基特亚瑟.戈登.皮姆的故事》突兀的结尾则以这种方式呈现： “那个人的皮肤就像雪一样洁白无瑕。 ”
