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Moby Dick, the creature, fits this classification very well as a mythological creature. Within the story that bears its name, the whale is described as being larger than any whale that Ahab had ever seen- an indication of something being too formidable for mere mortals to be able to fight, let alone defeat. To this air of invincibility, the obsession that Ahab has for the beast, and his classification of it as the symbol of all that everyone in the world hates and fears, sets the stage for classic mythology- hard to explain and understand forces, made real by symbols in real life.
Conclusion "Moby-Dick and Schopenhauer." International Fiction Review 31.1-2 (2004): 1+.
As we have seen in this research, the terrible creature found in the flesh as Moby Dick is actually a complex, mythological creature, similar to that of the Cyclops or any other beast that we find in any mythology from any time. Perhaps what makes it more frightening is the fact that the myth occurs in a setting which readers, even today, can relate to. Therefore, in closing, let it be said that mythology may have more roots in reality than we can imagine.
Bibliography
Bercovitch, Sacvan, and Myra Jehlen, eds. Ideology and Classic American Literature. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
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Tuttleton, James W. "The Character of Captain Ahab in Melville's 'Moby Dick.'." World and I Feb. 1998: 290+.
Gale, Robert L.A Herman Melville Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
Tuttleton, James W. "The Character of Captain Ahab in Melville's 'Moby Dick.'." World and I Feb. 1998: 290+.
Sten, Christopher. Sounding the Whale: Moby-Dick as Epic Novel. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1996. Tuttleton, James W. "The Character of Captain Ahab in Melville's 'Moby Dick.'." World and I Feb. 1998: 290+.
Bercovitch, Sacvan, and Myra Jehlen, eds. Ideology and Classic American Literature. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Cahir, Linda Costanzo. Solitude and Society in the Works of Herman Melville and Edith Wharton. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Hillway, Tyrus, and Luther S. Mansfield, eds. Moby-Dick Centennial Essays. Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1953.
Gupta, R.K. "Moby-Dick and Schopenhauer." International Fiction Review 31.1-2 (2004): 1+.
Mythology
Bibliography
Bercovitch, Sacvan, and Myra Jehlen, eds. Ideology and Classic American Literature. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Cahir, Linda Costanzo. Solitude and Society in the Works of Herman Melville and Edith Wharton. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Gale, Robert L.A Herman Melville Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
Gupta, R.K. "Moby-Dick and Schopenhauer." International Fiction Review 31.1-2 (2004): 1+.
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