In Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, the sole reason for Captain Ahab’s existence becomes his need to seek vengeance against and kill Moby Dick, the whale that he lost a limb to. Just like Ahab, everyone has some kind of objective or goal, their own personal “whale,” that drives them, and motivates them to continue on. Someone’s “whale” can be something they need to overcome or something they are strive for, but cannot or have not succeeded yet. I believe my “whale” is my eternal struggle to get A’s in order to be able to meet my ultimate goal, “the elusive brass ring,” the thing that I strive for, which is to go to college, and to become a nurse. I feel that my quest in trying to overcome my “whale” is similar to that of Captain Ahab’s. I relate to Captain Ahab, it is easy for me to see the need to achieve something, and to not stop no matter what. For me, and example of this would be the …show more content…
If I ever do leave an assignment undone, I have to go through the rest of the school week with the constant nagging thought that my A’s will dwindle and I will never be able to overcome my eternal struggle, or to achieve what I strive for. I find this similar to how Captain Ahab would not have been able to live with himself if he allowed Moby Dick to continue swimming about and wreaking havoc. I believe that if Captain Ahab decided to do nothing about Moby Dick, he would have the constant nagging thought that Moby Dick will always be out there to get him. Although Captain Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick ends in his ultimate demise, Ahab refuses to go down without a fight. Right before Captain Ahab dies, he says, “Toward thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I