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Herman Melville, author of the great American epic Moby dick, a story where captain Ahab searches the world over seeking revenge from a massive white whale that stole his leg. Moby Dick, inspired by Melville after being a whaler for 4 years hearing the story of the Essex. The Essex is one of an American whaler that was sunk by a giant white whale and left 13 crew members stranded for 95 days. The story of Moby Dick is not new to the silver screen with 12 different versions, including Ron Howard's version “ In the heart of the Sea”. Ron wanted to offer a glimpse into Melville and the story behind Moby Dick. Melville, highly inspired by the greater romantic/gothic writers of all time like edgar allan poe and william shakespeare; wrote Moby Dick …show more content…

Natural law was divine, available more through feeling. Natural law, spirituality, and higher power is more telling than reason through science. In “ In the heart of the sea” Mr.chace knows that if he kills the whale, the whale will kill them. This is going against the logic of killing it for food and fuel but saved their life in the end because he just knew in his heart it would kill …show more content…

This means that the gut feeling a person gets is more telling than what's rational. Mr. Chase knew that there was a whale before it even showed signs of being around. This is a prime example of a romantic idea. In romanticism truth can be found better by the heart then by the head. Romanticism places a strong emphasis on a wilderness or the dream like qualities of nature although these were idealized. The romantic view was that nature is alive and harmonious. When Mr. Chase and Thomas were at the end of the 95 days Thomas saw a bird meaning that land was close an extreme dreamlike state. The whale in the story is a symbol of purity and is very idealize. Nature to romantics is changing and filled with a divine spirit. This is shown when Mr. Chase is faced to spear the whale and doesn't because the whale looks at him and he knows. A believe in the goodness and value of the unspoiled, naturally created state of individuals and groups. Mr. Chase had a leadership role that wasn't just a role. He genuinely wanted what's best for the crew. When he left three of his men on an island and promised to send back a ship, he kept that

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