Moby Dick Research Paper

The Novel Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville and was published in 1851 during the period of the American renaissance. In order to write his book Moby Dick Melville stayed true to the tenets of the romantic era and producer Ron Howard made the movie “ In the heart of the Sea” which Hawthorne called the great American epic. Moby Dick was a story about these sailors that went out seeking whale oil. On their voyage they encountered this massive whale that was angry at them for trying to kill one of their children. They had how to survive out in the middle of nowhere with difficult decisions to make. D.H. Lawrence called it “ one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world” and “the greatest book in the sea ever written.” Herman Melville was a sailor, poet, short story writer, teacher, novelist, and a customs inspector. Melville was influenced by writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. When Melville first met Hawthorne he said he had felt Hawthorne “ dropped germinous seeds into my soul.” He was so inspired by Hawthorne that he even bought a house right next to his and they became good friends. Not only did writer influence this book but also the story of the Essex did. The Essex was an American whaler from Nantucket, Massachusetts launched in 1799. While under the command of captain George Pollard, JR in 1820 a sperm whale attacked and sank her. The sinking stranded
It is talking about the reaction of beliefs they had back then like what they believed was true. When it talks about rationalism in the movie the scene where they are deciding whether or not to eat the crew members they are making important rational decisions. Also an example of the early developments of industrialization is when they found oil in the ground so they didn't have to look for whale oil anymore. These scenes go with the tenet because it is showing how they reacted to the