Melvilles Moby Dick Comparing the Missions of Ahab and...

Herman Melville began working on this novel Moby Dick in 1850. In this book Melville challenges the relationship man have with his universe, his fate, and his God. Ahab represents a human being made up of evil, when he decides to questions God fate, and goes against God when he tries to strike Moby Dick the whale. The whale in this novel represents God. Moby-Dick, can teach you many things if you can remain focused long enough. However, the most important lesson that can be learned from the work is not that hard to understand. This lesson about this novel can be summed up in one sentence; Captain Ahab mission leads him to death, as Ishmael leads him to life because when a man tries to discover their ultimate purpose on land, and does so†¦show more content†¦This lesson is very true, and can be related to real life situation, when compared to examples such as government dictatorships or social relationships. For instance, many dictatorships are lead by one person with ove rwhelming power over his or her nation. This, in most cases, ends up with a greedy and uncontrollable leader who leads their country to certain downfall. No different from how Ahab leads the crew members to death. Also, on a much more common scale, some relationships can symbolize this lesson. For example, say one person is very much so attracted to another. If this person were to become so attracted to their â€Å"significant other† that they put aside more important matters, such as their job or academics, they would more than likely regret it, if it were to overtake their life to the point where they become depressed, or in Ahab’s case insane. This is the one of the reason why Ahab quest failed to killing Moby Dick. The alternative is that Ishmael the only surviving crew member of the Peqoud survives mainly because he wasn’t going against God like Ahab. Ahab is the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, and their mission is to go on a sea voyage and bring ba ck as many whales as possible for the standard use of oil. Ahab has a different mission plan set in his mind, then the other entire crew member aboard the ship. The scars and wooden leg they are on his body are just horrible reminders of what can go wrong when a man tries to go