In Herman Melville’s, Moby Dick, one of the main characters is Captain Ahab. Throughout the novel, Ahab is known to have many strengths and weaknesses. Some include his obsession and desire for revenge and his ability to maintain order and control aboard the Pequod. It is revealed to readers that many years back, Ahab was in a whaling accident which caused him to lose his leg; the whale, Moby Dick bit it off. Ever since that day, Ahab has suffered severely and has blamed the whale for everything
The sea. It can swallow up an entire ship with its crew without leaving any trace of their existence. It terrifies us, yet some unknown force draws us to it. Hidden under its waves there is a story of a ship whose captain need for revenge lead to his and his crews demise. Why are we humans driven to such extremes as to sacrifice our whole lives and who we are just for the sake of one want? We all have had and obsession, whether it was a book, movie, person, or dream etc. and we all know how something
punishment help reform Surpanakha? No. Might the punishment have been more reasonable if Lakshman wasn’t bent on revenge? Probably. A relatively contemporary literary situation arises from the novel Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. When the whaler Captain Ahab loses his leg to the white whale, Moby Dick, he seeks to punish the whale by killing it. Is this really a fair punishment? Or is this harsh strike a magnification of the captain’s desire for revenge? Even though he didn’t manage to defeat Moby