Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Fiction, Classics, Sea Stories

The narrative follows a sailor recounting Captain Ahab's intense obsession with avenging his past encounter with Moby Dick, the formidable white whale that not only wrecked Ahab's ship but also cost him his leg. As Ahab leads the crew of the Pequod on a perilous journey across the seas, themes of vengeance, fate, and the struggle against nature unfold, highlighting the depths of Ahab's fixation and its consequences.