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Moby Dick pursued by Ahab and crew of Pequod. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] See : Quarry Moby Dick white whale pursued relentlessly by Captain Ahab; “It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me.” [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] See : Whiteness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What's important to know is that this is not a reading of Moby-Dick, the novel. 00) provides a biography of the creator of Moby-Dick and other classics, from his growth as a bawdy storyteller to his later, more mature narratives. So Moby-Dick and Frankenstein invert the "overcoming the monster" plot in such a way that the hero is the true monster, of which the monster (Frankenstein's creation, the giant whale) is a kind of reflection. |
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