It is the story of a man – one man, Captain Ahab – his fanatical, fateful quest for the great white whale, Moby Dick, who once maimed him. It is a first-person narrative, a sailor on the ship, Pequod; hence, Ishmael. During their voyage, while sailing on the waters, the crew sees many adversities in pondering over humanity, nature, and the chase for revenge. Ahab ruthlessly stalks a dramatic confrontation with Moby Dick, intending to reveal the devastating power of obsession. This is a classical novel in terms of its contents, dealing with the themes of fate and free will, whose main characters can indeed be said to reflect ideas both about these and about the meaning of being human.
