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Like Ahab, I Must Find My White Whale

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Aye, aye! It was that accursed white whale that razed me; made a poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!... I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up. And this is what ye have shipped for, men! - Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, or, The Whale; Chapter XXXVI One of the greatest tales of all-time, Moby Dick depicts many different forms of symbolism. From dark vs. light to the universe as a whole, Moby Dick can be construed almost as much as The Bible . In what way it speaks to the reader is most important, though. Although it's pretty apparent that there is quite the religious undertone, this reads entirely different to anyone who works in the media industry. Some interpretations point out that Captain Ahab, the protagonist in the story, is insistent on getting his white whale, Moby Dick. It is something that eludes him, which causes him to fixate on getting it, even though it