Allegory[1]
Download as PPT, PDF0 likes929 views
Moby Dick by Herman Melville is an allegorical novel that represents abstract ideas through characters and events. The larger idea it symbolizes is man's quest for knowledge and understanding that often leads to obsession. The character Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the white whale Moby Dick represents mankind's desire to understand the deepest mysteries of life which can become an all-consuming pursuit that brings about ruin.
1 of 3
Downloaded 15 times
Allegory[1]
- 1. Allegory
- 2. Definition The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
- 3. Example How was Moby Dick allegorical? What larger idea does it represent/symbolize?