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Moby-Dick Study Guide

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by Herman Melville
About 138 pages (41,459 words)
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Moby-Dick Study Guide consists of approx. 138 pages of summaries and analysis on Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is a novel that explores the theme of revenge and how the need for revenge can lead to a person's ruin. Ishmael, an unwitting thrill seeker, joins the crew of a whaling ship in what Ishmael believes to be a typical whaling voyage but instead turns out to be a single-minded mission of revenge led by a crazed captain. (read more)
      Chapters 1-2
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      Chapters 7-9
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      Chapter 36
      Chapter 37-40
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      Chapter 45-46
      Chapter 47-48
      Chapter 49-50
      Chapter 51-53
      Chapter 54
      Chapters 55-57
      Chapter 58-60
      Chapter 61-63
      Chapters 64-66
      Chapters 67-70
      Chapter 71
      Chapter 72
      Chapters 73-75
      Chapters 76-80
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      Chapter 83
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      Chapter 99
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      Chapters 134-135

  Characters

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  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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  Quotes

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Topics for Discussion

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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