Moby-Dick

Written by: Herman Melville

Background Information

Moby-Dick was published in 1851

It was based on two whaling events

The sinking of the whaling ship Essex when a large whale rammed the side of the ship and sunk it.

The killing of an albino sperm whale that had dozens of harpoons in it and had sunk more than one ship

Picture of Moby-Dick

Setting

Manhattan

Setting

Manhattan

Masssachusetts

Setting

Manhattan

Masssachusetts

The Pequod

Setting

Manhattan

Masssachusetts

The Pequod

Pacific Ocean

Manhattan

Where Ishmael is from

Masssachusetts

Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship

Masssachusetts

Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship

Meets Queequeg

Masssachusetts

Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship

Meets Queequeg

Befriends Queequeg

The Pequod

The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to

The Pequod

The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to

Ahab is capatain

The Pequod

The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to

Ahab is capatain

Strong ship

Pacific Ocean

Where they find Moby-Dick

Pacific Ocean

Where they find Moby-Dick

Most of the story takes place there

Main Characters

Ishmael

Main Characters

Ishmael

Ahab

Main Characters

Ishmael

Ahab

Moby-Dick

Main Characters

Ishmael

Ahab

Moby-Dick

Harpooneers(Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo, Fedallah)

Ishmael

The main character

Ishmael

The main character

Orphan

Ishmael

The main character

Orphan

Was a teacher

Ahab

Tyrant Captain of the Pequod

Ahab

Tyrant Captain of the Pequod

Missing a leg from the knee down

Ahab

Tyrant Captain of the Pequod

Missing a leg from the knee down

Prostectic leg made from a whale jaw

Ahab

Tyrant Captain of the Pequod

Missing a leg from the knee down

Prostectic leg made from a whale jaw

Intense hatred tword Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick

Giant albino sperm whale

Moby-Dick

Giant albino sperm whale

Sunk many ships

Moby-Dick

Giant albino sperm whale

Sunk many ships

Nemisis of Ahab

Moby-Dick

Harpooneers

All pagan

Harpooneers

All pagan

All from different parts of the world

Harpooneers

All pagan

All from different parts of the world

All extreemely good harpooneers

Harpoons

Plot

Whale eats Ahabs Leg

Plot

Whale eats Ahabs Leg

Ahab swears revenge

Plot

Whale eats Ahabs Leg

Ahab swears revenge

Forms a crew, but doesn’t tell them they will only be hunting the white whale

Plot

Whale eats Ahabs Leg

Ahab swears revenge

Forms a crew, but doesn’t tell them they will only be hunting the white whale

Finds the whale

Whale eats Ahabs Leg

Ahab swears revenge

Forms a crew, but doesn’t tell them they will only be hunting the white whale

Finds the whale

The End

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