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by Herman Melville

The novel Moby Dick was the sixth novel published by Herman Melville, a landmark of American literature that mixed a number of literary styles including a fictional adventure story, historical detail and even scientific discussion. The story of the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod , the novel draws…

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why is it important that the whale is white?

why is the whale white and why is that important?

Posted By harry t #65542 at Oct 18, 2008 8:03 PM in Moby Dick || 4 replies

RANK this book!!

On a scale of 1-10 how would you rank Moby Dick?

Posted By janie s #42593 at Jun 14, 2007 10:16 PM in Moby Dick || 4 replies

Revenge

What topics would you describe when refering to the theme revenge? Obviously there is Ahab seeking revenge on the white whale for taking his leg, however what other points would there be?

Posted By jordan w #74895 at Jan 03, 2009 9:44 AM in Moby Dick || 0 replies