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Transcript of Moby dick
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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