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1 Herman Melville Moby Dick If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.

2 First Journal: Obsession Have you ever been obsessed about something? Have you ever been obsessed about something? Then define what obsession is to you or the difference between obsession and compulsion? Then define what obsession is to you or the difference between obsession and compulsion?

3 South Dakota Gem Stone the Fairburn Agate

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5 Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) The third of eight children of Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melville The third of eight children of Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melville His father died when Herman was 12 leaving the family in financial hardship His father died when Herman was 12 leaving the family in financial hardship He worked as a surveyor for the Eerie canal and as a school teacher before becoming a cabin boy in 1939 and joining the whaler Acushnet on January 3, 1841 in New Bedford Mass. He worked as a surveyor for the Eerie canal and as a school teacher before becoming a cabin boy in 1939 and joining the whaler Acushnet on January 3, 1841 in New Bedford Mass. His years at sea are the basis for the novels: Typee, Omoo, and Moby Dick. His years at sea are the basis for the novels: Typee, Omoo, and Moby Dick.

6 Melville… In 1847 Melville married Elisabeth Shaw, daughter of the chief justice of Massachusetts. In 1847 Melville married Elisabeth Shaw, daughter of the chief justice of Massachusetts. After three years in New York, he bought a farm, "Arrowhead", near Nathaniel Hawthorne's home at Pittsfield, Massachusetts After three years in New York, he bought a farm, "Arrowhead", near Nathaniel Hawthorne's home at Pittsfield, Massachusetts One of Melville's sources was an article by Jeremiah N. Reynolds, entitled 'Mocha Dick: Or, the White Whale of the Pacific' (1839). It told about an albino sperm whale, which was said to have sunk ships, drowned men, and harpooned many times. One of Melville's sources was an article by Jeremiah N. Reynolds, entitled 'Mocha Dick: Or, the White Whale of the Pacific' (1839). It told about an albino sperm whale, which was said to have sunk ships, drowned men, and harpooned many times. Hawthorne encouraged him to change Moby Dick from a story full of details about whaling, into an allegorical novel. Hawthorne encouraged him to change Moby Dick from a story full of details about whaling, into an allegorical novel.

7 Melville… Melville's Moby Dick was largely misunderstood and it sold only some 3,000 copies during his lifetime. Its original title was The Whale, when it was published in London in October 1851 Melville's Moby Dick was largely misunderstood and it sold only some 3,000 copies during his lifetime. Its original title was The Whale, when it was published in London in October 1851 In 1891, Melville died never gaining the monetary or literary fame he thought he deserved In 1891, Melville died never gaining the monetary or literary fame he thought he deserved In the 1920’s, Melville’s writing is re-discovered by literary scholars and he is finally recognized as one of America’s finest writers In the 1920’s, Melville’s writing is re-discovered by literary scholars and he is finally recognized as one of America’s finest writers

8 Examples of Conflict in Moby Dick Man vs. Nature Man vs. Nature Land vs. Sea Land vs. Sea Man vs. Man Man vs. Man Man vs. Himself Man vs. Himself Man vs. Society Man vs. Society Man vs. God Man vs. God

9 The Science of Conflict Hegelian Dialectic: Euripides and Olympus vs. Humanity Hegelian Dialectic: Euripides and Olympus vs. Humanity Science: matter vs. anti-matter proton vs. electron Science: matter vs. anti-matter proton vs. electron Math: positive and negative integers Math: positive and negative integers Philosophy: Ying and Yang Philosophy: Ying and Yang Society: proletariat vs. bourgeois Society: proletariat vs. bourgeois Monetarily: hard currency vs. fiat currency Monetarily: hard currency vs. fiat currency Literary: protagonist vs. antagonist Literary: protagonist vs. antagonist

10 Ergo…Final Journal Question In our reading, Captain Ahab gives a impassioned speech about the whale and convinces the crew to follow him on this mad quest for revenge, why do they go along? In our reading, Captain Ahab gives a impassioned speech about the whale and convinces the crew to follow him on this mad quest for revenge, why do they go along? Why do rational people follow irrational leaders? Why do rational people follow irrational leaders?

11 Work Citied http://www.melville.org/hmquotes.htm http://www.melville.org/hmquotes.htm http://www.melville.org/hmquotes.htm http://kirjasto.sci.fi/melville.htm http://kirjasto.sci.fi/melville.htm http://kirjasto.sci.fi/melville.htm http://www.online-literature.com http://www.online-literature.com http://www.online-literature.com http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbo oks-mobydick/ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbo oks-mobydick/ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbo oks-mobydick/ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbo oks-mobydick/


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