Moby Dick

The classical selection by Herman Melville, Moby Dick focused on the

significance of one man's obsession over a murderous white whale. As if the central

plight of Captain Ahab was not enough of an obstacle to overcome, the piece is thus

complicated by the Captain's mystique. The already complex situation was made more

dramatic with the inclusion of Ishmael's interpretation of Ahab's character , Moby

Dick's predominant influence and the mellow white birds that seemed to shadow

Moby Dick at every step along the way as a moth to fire.

The somewhat fearful Ahab played the greatest role on the ship. Whether

dealing with the tedious chores of maintaining the ship or the neverending search for

truth and redemption through the death of Moby Dick. Ahab somewhat possessing

demonic qualities, struggled to contain the evil within his inner self thus controlling

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earth's stairway to heaven. The captain's great obsession ,Moby Dick led to the loss of

his leg's as well as his wings.

The great whale, Moby Dick was the sea's most feared and hunted creature.

Moby has come across to Ishmael and the rest of the crew of the Peqoud, as a white god.

Able to crush ships when provoked, how many times the inhabitants of the world

disrupt nature to fulfill their obsessions as did the whalers to Moby Dick causing his rage.

Moby Dick was better left alone, like perfect things made by the hands of God should be.

The sight of the great