Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick is an outstanding American novel written by Herman Melville. The novel was first published in 1851. When it comes to talk about the master pieces of literature, Moby-Dick is a name that has always been discussed as one of them. The story of the novel mainly revolves around the wanderings of a sailor named Ishmael. The story is full of adventure and thrill regarding his traveling occurrences. Moby-Dick is the name of a white sperm whale that has been sought by the Captain of whale-ship in order to take revenge from that whale as it had attacked the captain once in the past. The writer used the style of putting symbolism and metaphor to make it possible for the reader to understand the complex themes. The novel received mix response from critiques but overall the novel is considered as an excellent effort.