Mobile dick, or white whale

In the center of Melville’s novel “Moby Dick, or White Whale” there is a deadly confrontation between the brave captain of the whaling ship Ahav and a giant white whale, personifying world evil. Against the backdrop of epic naval landscapes, the Pekoda crew is perceived as a symbol of mankind, wandering around the ocean of life and fearlessly challenging by hostile destructive forces.

not accepted by contemporaries of the writer, “Moby Dick” returned from oblivion only at the beginning of the last century and to this day is considered one of the greatest American novels.