Реферат: Moby Dick Essay Research Paper English 12

the Pequod is to kill Moby Dick. Moby Dick is a gigantic sperm whale

with a crooked jaw and a deformed forehead. He has never been

defeated, and has attacked and sunk entire ships. Ahab admits he

hates Moby Dick for taking his leg away, and wants revenge. The crew

agree to this challenge, and swear to hunt him down. The only who is

not excited about hunting down Moby Dick is first-mate Starbuck.

For many months, the Pequod sails South, through the Atlantic,

around the Cape of Good Hope (the southern tip of Africa), and into

the Indian Ocean. Along the way, they kill and drain the spermaceti

oil from every sperm whale they encounter. Each time they meet

another ship, Ahab begins the conversation with ?Hast seen the White

Whale??.

Finally, after entering the Japanese sea, the Pequod encounters a

whaling ship named the Enderby. The Enderby?s captain had just

recently lost his arm to Moby Dick. Ahab becomes so excited at the

news that he breaks his ivory leg. The ship?s carpenter builds him a

new one.

Once reaching the waters around the equator, the Pequod meets

another whaling ship, the Rachel. They had seen Moby Dick, and had

become separated from one of the whaling boats during the battle.

Ahab refuses to help them look for the missing men.

At last, Moby Dick is spotted by Ahab. In the first day of

fighting, the whale is harpooned many times, but escapes after

smashing Ahab?s boat. On the second day, the whale is harpooned

again, but still escapes. On the third day, Ahab?s harpoon pierces

the whale, but the rope catches him by the neck and Moby Dick drags

him to the bottom of the sea. An angry Moby Dick rams and sinks the

Pequod. Only Ishmael survives, and he is rescued by the Rachel.

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