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…substance, or else a tremulous shadow cast upon the deck by some unseen being's body." (p. 486)-Talk about Plato! "Moby Dick seemed combinedly possessed by all the angels that fell from heaven." (p 515)…

…"Moby Dick is biographic of Melville in the sense that it discloses every nook and cranny of his imagination." (Humford 41) This paper is a psychological study of Moby Dick. Moby Dick was written out of Melville's person experiences…

…parallels and paid a lot of attention to the unity of man, God and nature. Herman Melville was one of the authors, who clearly presented this unity, emphasizing the role of every its member. His novel Moby Dick is his quest for truth in a kind of dualistic world…

…Melville's "Moby Dick," the story speaks about a mans journey to find a whale who he believes represents the evil of the world. The book itself is a clear representation of the American society, its values, goals and inhabitants, as well as numerous other issues…

…Moby Dick begins with the narrator's statement: "Call me Ishmael." The statement communicates the narrator's feelings of identity with the biblical Ishmael, Abraham's son with Hagar. After Sarah, Abraham's legitimate wife, gave birth to Isaac, Ishmael…

…Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, may on the surface seem to be the story of a sea captain obsessed with a whale. More than that, however, Moby Dick is an account of humankind's struggle against an uncontrollable and sometimes violent natural world…

…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…

…Biblical and Mythological Allusions In Hermon Melville’s “Moby Dick” “An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.” (Thompson 1155). Writers often use biblical and mythological allusions…

…Monomania, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is the pathological obsession with one subject or idea. In Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick, an obsession causes monomania in its main character. Through his actions, words, thoughts, and what…

…Two Roads A man's life can be exceptionally different according to his acceptance of morals. Taking place in the 1800s, Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick, introduced this contrast through the characters Ahab and Starbuck. Ahab was the whaling…