An outline of the story Moby-Dick:-
The story of Moby-Dick begins on a day in winter in the city of New York, where a young American, who calls himself Ishmad,decides to go on a voyage abroad one of the whaling ships. He takes this decision partly because the sea fascinates him & partly because he would like to escape from the depression which has been weighing him down. He then travels to new Bedford, the chief whaling port of the United States.eventually he is taken as a member of the crew on board a whaling ship the name of which is the Pequod.the captain of this ship has on a previous whaling voyage lost a leg which had been bitten off by a white whale which has vomr to be known by the name of Moby Dick.
The captain whose name is Ahab,refuces to accept his misfortune as one of the common hazards of his trade & regards his loss of q leg as a proof of the malice of some supernatural power which has used the white whale as its agent to deprive him of one of his limbs. He directs the crew of his ship to make a search for Moby Dick through the whaling grounds of the Pacific ocean. He enlists the crew's support by offering to reward the one who first sights the white whale. He is also able to inject into the members of the crew some of his own hatred for the monster which has crippled him only Starbuck,his first mate tries to dissuade him from the proposed search for Moby Dick or the white whale but Starbuck's efforts in this direction proves absolutely futile instead of the leg which Ahab has lost. He now has an artificial leg made of whale bone.beside,Ahab carries on board his ship a group of mysterious figures led by the parse,Fedallah.Fedallah is a fortune teller,beside being a skilled crewman.these persons are to serve as Ahab's personal crew for the boat into which he would himself descend upon the sea in order to chase Moby Dick when the monster is sighted.
After many months of search, the white whale is finally sighted & chased. But the monster which has curious strength & which is exceptionally fierce,not only destroys Fedallah & Ahab but also sinks the Pequod by ramming its huge bulk against the ship.all the men on the ship are drowned with the exception of Ishmael who survives by cleaning to a wooden coffin which had been made for the burial of a harpooner by the name of Queequeg & which now serves as a life boy for Ishmael. Affect on the sea.Ishmael is picked up by another whale ship constitutes the main content of this novel.Ishmael describes not only Ahab's tragic adventure but many other matters which interest him as a new comor to whaling. He describes the Pequod the Pequod's craw,the whaling industry in general. The various kinds of whales & the various processes which are employed to extract while oil from the spread whales. He also gives expression, in the course of this narrative to his own thoughts & reflection.
The novel is thus a mixture of several elements. The result of this mixture is that the novel is hard to classifying.
Thank You.
The captain whose name is Ahab,refuces to accept his misfortune as one of the common hazards of his trade & regards his loss of q leg as a proof of the malice of some supernatural power which has used the white whale as its agent to deprive him of one of his limbs. He directs the crew of his ship to make a search for Moby Dick through the whaling grounds of the Pacific ocean. He enlists the crew's support by offering to reward the one who first sights the white whale. He is also able to inject into the members of the crew some of his own hatred for the monster which has crippled him only Starbuck,his first mate tries to dissuade him from the proposed search for Moby Dick or the white whale but Starbuck's efforts in this direction proves absolutely futile instead of the leg which Ahab has lost. He now has an artificial leg made of whale bone.beside,Ahab carries on board his ship a group of mysterious figures led by the parse,Fedallah.Fedallah is a fortune teller,beside being a skilled crewman.these persons are to serve as Ahab's personal crew for the boat into which he would himself descend upon the sea in order to chase Moby Dick when the monster is sighted.
After many months of search, the white whale is finally sighted & chased. But the monster which has curious strength & which is exceptionally fierce,not only destroys Fedallah & Ahab but also sinks the Pequod by ramming its huge bulk against the ship.all the men on the ship are drowned with the exception of Ishmael who survives by cleaning to a wooden coffin which had been made for the burial of a harpooner by the name of Queequeg & which now serves as a life boy for Ishmael. Affect on the sea.Ishmael is picked up by another whale ship constitutes the main content of this novel.Ishmael describes not only Ahab's tragic adventure but many other matters which interest him as a new comor to whaling. He describes the Pequod the Pequod's craw,the whaling industry in general. The various kinds of whales & the various processes which are employed to extract while oil from the spread whales. He also gives expression, in the course of this narrative to his own thoughts & reflection.
The novel is thus a mixture of several elements. The result of this mixture is that the novel is hard to classifying.
Thank You.
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