Moby Dick
The Characters and Plot
There are numerous characters in Moby Dick, but only a few of them
have any impact on the story. A common sailor named Ishmael is the
narrator. The book, however, focuses on Captain Ahab, the one-legged
commander of the whaling ship Pequod. Ahab has sworn to kill the
gigantic whale Moby Dick, who took away his leg. Starbuck is the
first mate of the Pequod. Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo are the
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environment. This different frame of reference makes it very
difficult to appreciate the symbolism in this novel. The main focus
of the novel, however, is on obsession and its destructiveness.
One of the most important elements in a great literary work is
universality. The main idea of the novel (destructive obsession) is
universal, even though the symbolism is not. Moby Dick was clearly a
great novel, although it was nothing like what I expected.
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