Moby Dick Herman Melville

With a variety of perspectives on the matter and a comprehensive reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick through the psychological lens, it is evident that the demise of the ship— the Pequod— can be traced back to Captain Ahab’s obsession for...

Moby Dick confronts us with problems of language before we encounter anything about whales. The first word in the book—after the table of contents—is “Etymology,” and the tale of the “pale Usher,” and Hackluyt’s quote, immediately raise questions...

Moby Dick is not a story-driven book, but one that delves deeply into subjects such as fate, presence of God in daily life, and reading. Melville, a progressive and innovative writer, deploys the idea of reading and interoperation into every...