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Moby- Dick

Moby- Dick. By Herman Melville. Moby Dick; or, The Whale.

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Moby- Dick

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  1. Moby- Dick By Herman Melville

  2. Moby Dick; or, The Whale Though it did not receive much recognition when it first came out, Moby Dick is now regarded as one of the greatest American novels of all time. The tale of the captain chasing Moby Dick is so well known now, that the story is practically common knowledge.

  3. “Call me Ishmael”-Moby Dick; or, The Whale Herman Melville uses his boating experiences, and other real life events, as inspiration for Moby Dick. With use of much figurative language and character contemplation, Melville introduces everyone to not only a story of man vs. whale, but the complexity of life, destiny, and speculations of the whaling industry.

  4. Herman Melville • Aug. 1st, 1819: Birth • 1839: Melville goes on his first sea voyage as a cabin boy • 1841-1844: Melville sails on Acushnet, stays on a Marquesas Islands, and then sails on USS United States, all of which provides inspiration. • 1846- late 1800’s: Most of Melville’s writing is done. • 1850: Melville moves to Massachusetts and meets Nathaniel Hawthorne. • 1851: Moby Dick is published. • Sept. 28th, 1891: Death

  5. The Story • “Ishmael”, a sailor, travels to Nantucket. • “Ishmael” meets Queequeg, a harpooneer, and the two find work on the Pequod, a whaling boat. • Captain Ahab is introduced, and the crew learns that they are hunting Moby Dick. • Captain Ahab’s prophecy is revealed, misleading Ahab. • The Pequod chases Moby Dick. • The prophecy is fulfilled when Captain Ahab dies, taking almost all of the crew down with him.

  6. Characters • Ishmael • Queequeg • Captain Ahab • Starbuck

  7. Ishmael • Narrator • First time on a whaling boat • Only survivor at the end

  8. Queequeg • Cannibal Prince • Very well mannered • Still, slightly out of place in America • Always sticks to his morals • Excellent Harpooneer • Becomes a friend of Ishmael

  9. Captain Ahab • Lost his leg to Moby Dick • Maddened with need for revenge • Insane • “He’s a queer man, Captain Ahab- so some think- but a good one. Oh, thou’lt like him well enough; no fear, no fear. He’s a grand, ungodly, god-like man, Captain Ahab; doesn’t speak much; but, when he does speak, then you may well listen. Mark ye, be forewarned; Ahab’s above the common;” -Peleg to Ishmael (Moby Dick 85)

  10. Starbuck • 1st mate • Tries to stop Captain Ahab’s mad actions • Careful, calm, cares about the crew • Actually sees sense • “Oh! Ahab,” cried Starbuck, “not too late is it, even now, the third day, to desist. See! Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that madly seekest him! • -Starbuck (Moby Dick 609)

  11. Destiny • Destiny is a prominent theme throughout Moby Dick. • Example: Captain Ahab’s death. • Prophecy: • Fadallah’s death • Two coffins • Hemp can only kill him

  12. Destiny • Captain Ahab is misled by his death prediction, and thinks he cannot die at sea. “Drive, drive in your nails, oh ye waves! To their uttermost heads drive them in! ye but strike a thing without a lid; and no coffin and no hearse can be mine: - and hemp only can kill me! Ha! ha!” -Captain Ahab (Moby Dick 607)

  13. Finis “ Buoyed up by that coffin, for almost one whole day and night, I floated on a soft and dirge-like main…On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.” -Ishmael (Moby Dick 615)

  14. Credits • Music • Enya • Lord of the Rings • Memoirs of a Geisha • Pan’s Labyrinth • Pirates of the Caribbean • Saw • Yiruma • Quotes: • Moby Dick; or, The Whale

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