MobyDick--HermanMelvilleConflictbetweenhumanandnatureOutline•Briefintroductionoftheauthorandthenovel•Ananalysisofthenovel•CommentsandrevelationsTheauthor•Lifetime•Writingstyle•AchievementsThenovel•AchievementsAnalysis•Setting•Characters•Plot•Language•ThemeCharacters•CaptainAhab•MobyDick•Ishmael•Queequeg•Starbuck,StubbsandFlask•TashtegoandDaggoo•ElijahandFedallahPlot•Beforeboardingtheship•OnthewaytofindMobyDick•FightagainstMobyDickLanguage•ThreemainfeaturesSuitableandproperwordingsemployedReportingUsingofmetaphorCommentsandrevelationsAhabCriticAlonzoMyersstatesthatAhab’smadnessisbeyondcommonexperienceonlyinitsintensity.•Intensityoftheobsession•Overlookingeverything•Alossofempathyandhumanity•Anexaminationofthegamsor“relationstotheworld”•Unabletorelatetomankind•Nolongcareaboutthe“deardomesticthings”MobyDick•Ahab•Evil,terror,enemy•Ishmael•Nobelandunstudied,peace