Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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Moby Dick follows Ishmael, a sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod under the command of Captain Ahab, whose obsessive quest to kill the white whale Moby Dick drives the voyage toward catastrophe. The novel blends adventure, philosophical reflection, and encyclopedic detail about whaling and the sea, creating a rich, symbolic tapestry. Melville uses Ahab's monomaniacal pursuit to explore fate, evil, knowledge, and humanity's place in an indifferent universe.