Pequod (Moby-Dick) - Wikipedia
WEBPequod is a fictional 19th-century Nantucket whaling ship that appears in the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by American author Herman Melville.
Symbols in Moby-Dick Flashcards - Quizlet
WEBUpon each side of the Pequod's quarter deck, and pretty close to the mizzen shrouds, there was an auger hole, bored about half an inch or so, into the plank. His bone leg steadied in that hole; one arm elevated, and holding by a shroud; Captain Ahab stood erect, looking straight out beyond the ship's ever—pitching prow.
Moby-Dick: Symbols - SparkNotes
WEBNamed after a Native American tribe in Massachusetts that did not long survive the arrival of white men and thus memorializing an extinction, the Pequod is a symbol of doom. It is painted a gloomy black and covered in whale teeth and bones, literally bristling with the mementos of violent death.
Moby-Dick - Wikipedia
WEBMoby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael 's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.
The Pequod: The Whaling Ship in Moby-Dick - Lesson - Study.com
WEBThe Pequod in Moby-Dick is much more than just a whaling ship or a means of transportation. We'll learn about the parts and description of the Pequod and its role in Herman Melville's novel.
Moby-Dick: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
WEBThe Pequod leaves Nantucket on a cold Christmas Day with a crew made up of men from many different countries and races. Soon the ship is in warmer waters, and Ahab makes his first appearance on deck, balancing gingerly on …
Power Moby-Dick, the Online Annotation — The Path of the Pequod
WEBFull text of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, with notes to help the reader.
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Plot Summary - LitCharts
WEBAhab finally makes an appearance on the deck of the Pequod, and announces to the crew that, although they are a normal whaling ship, they also have a special mission—to find and kill Moby Dick. Ahab vows to give a one-ounce gold doubloon to the first man to …
Moby Dick | Summary, Characters, Author, Importance, & Facts
WEB3 days ago · Moby Dick, novel (1851) by Herman Melville detailing the voyage of the Pequod, a whaling vessel whose captain is intent on finding the white sperm whale Moby Dick. The novel was not well received at first but is now widely regarded as Melville’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels in American literature.
Illustrating ‘Moby-Dick’ – the Pequod and others
WEBJun 10, 2010 · Given its central role in a story as massive, as epic, as Biblical in scope as Moby-Dick, who would imagine that the outer boundaries of this wooden island that becomes the sailors’ entire world would shrink to the size of a …