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Originally posted by Stingy Jack
The funny thing is (true story), Melville didn't even realise that Moby Dick was allegorical until somebody pointed it out to him. :D Actually, I didn't hate it. It was pretty bothersome though. It reads like a narrative that's wrapped around a massive encyclopedia entry on whales.
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Yes I know....I've read about that. Everyone sees it as being about man and god......I see it as relating to our interconnection with nature, and how powerless we really are in the midst of of it even though we would like to believe we are have ultimate control. That was Ahab's downfall.