Реферат: Moby Dick Essay Research Paper English 12

of pain and death mankind has inflicted on whales.

In the time of Herman Mellville, man?s dominance over nature was

idealized. Today, we are taught to respect and preserve our

environment. This different frame of reference makes it very

difficult to appreciate the symbolism in this novel. The main focus

of the novel, however, is on obsession and its destructiveness.

One of the most important elements in a great literary work is

universality. The main idea of the novel (destructive obsession) is

universal, even though the symbolism is not. Moby Dick was clearly a

great novel, although it was nothing like what I expected.