Moby Dick written by Herman Melville tells the tale of the mysterious and evil one legged Captain Ahab, who seeks vengeance on the gigantic white whale who is known as Moby Dick. Through Captain Ahab does perspective he perceives Moby Dick to be a so-called, “embodiment of all the evil in the world” and Ahab takes the matter into his own hands believe it is his responsibility to kill the white whale, not only for vengeance but also believing that he will be doing everyone a huge favor by destroying the evil. Captain Ahab and his crew travel on a ship called “The Pequod”, going on an exhilarating adventure and having to face many difficult obstacles along the way in order to achieve his main purpose in life; to kill Moby Dick. Herman Melville is a well known American author known for his famous literature book called Moby …show more content…
The inspiration into creating Moby Dick came from Melville’s own life and his personal experiences. Melville’s Moby Dick is a clear representation of Herman’s experiences in his early years. When Herman was about 18 years old, he had shipped to Liverpool and at the age of twenty-one, he had decided to go on a whaling voyage in the Pacific. During his voyage, the captain treated his crew as if they came from the streets which meant the captain treated the crew horribly which subsequently led to Melville leaving the ship. The story of Moby Dick has to do with Ishmael, a young man who decided that he would love to go on a whaling voyage and is the narrator of the story. Ishmael is the character that views Ahab’s actions to the crew with his own eyes. The story of Moby Dick may have a correlation with the experiences that Melville had gone through during his time in his whaling