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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Moby Dick 
The moral ambiguity of the universe is prevalent throughout Melville’s 
Moby Dick. None of the characters represent pure evil or pure goodness. 
Even Melville’s description of Ahab, whom he repeatedly refers to 
"monomaniacal," suggesting an amorality or psychosis, is given a chance to 
be seen as a frail, sympathetic character. When Ahab’s "monomaniac" fate 
is juxtaposed with that of Ishmael, that moral ambiguity deepens, leaving 
the reader with an ultimate unclarity of principle.

The final moments of Moby Dick bring the novel to a terse, abrupt climax. 
The mutual destruction of the Pequod and the White Whale, followed by 
Ishmael’s epilogue occupies approximately half a dozen pages. Despite 
Melville’s previous tendency to methodically detail every aspect of 
whaling life, he assumes a concise, almost journalistic approach in the 
climax. Note that in these few pages, he makes little attempt to assign 
value judgements to the events taking place. Stylistically, his narration 
is reduced to brusque, factual phrases using a greater number of 
semicolons. By ending the book so curtly, Melville makes a virtually 
negligible attempt at denouement, leaving what value judgements exist to 
the reader.

Ultimately, it is the dichotomy between the respective fortunes

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