Don't act rashly when your head spins

Picture a six feet tall, lone mariner standing at the helm of a whaling ship, facing a stormy sea under a winter sky.

In Chapter 122 of Moby-Dick, Melville crafts a remarkable passage where prosody, etymology, and symbolism converge to create a complex meditation on humanity’s relationship with natural forces. Thr…

Introduction Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is more than just a tale of a sea captain’s obsessive hunt for a giant white whale. It’s a profound exploration of human nature, filled with insights that are ...