Melville's Moby-Dick

*Moby-Dick* by Herman Melville is a novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to hunt and kill the great white whale, Moby-Dick. Through the story of the whaling voyage, the book explores themes of obsession, revenge, nature’s power, and the human struggle for meaning. It combines detailed descriptions of whaling with philosophical reflections, highlighting the complexities of good and evil, and humanity’s place within the natural world. Ultimately, it reveals how the pursuit of something impossible can lead to destruction, serving as a profound meditation on desire, fate, and the limits of knowledge.