Moby-Dick
Describe symbolism in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
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The white Whale holds many symbols. To Ahab, th whale represents evil. To Starbuck, the whale represents Ahab's obsession. Some critics consider the whale to be an allegorical representation of a God that can never be known.