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The Goodness of Moby Dick
Summary: The whale in "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville is seen as a character of goodness. His goodness is expressed by his physical characteristics, how he destroys the ship, and his past.
The journey of The Pequod is one of adventure and destiny. Herman Melville describes this journey in the classic novel Moby Dick. Melville believes in using many physical objects as symbolizing bigger and more important aspects of life. One of the most important and complex symbols in the book is Moby Dick. The white whale is seen as a complex character through the questionable actions taken by the Moby Dick. The true meaning of the creature is to show a creature of good and is how he is being chased by different evils. The symbolic meaning of Moby Dick is to represent a whale of good ness through the description of the whale, the past experiences with other crews, the man that is being hired to kill Moby Dick, and the way in which Ahab and the Pequod end up.
. The description of Moby Dick by Melville is...
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