A brief summary on the novel

1. Moby-Dick Written by: Herman Melville

2. 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

3. Picture of Moby-Dick

4. Setting Manhattan

5. Setting Manhattan Masssachusetts

6. Setting Manhattan Masssachusetts The Pequod

7. Setting Manhattan Masssachusetts The Pequod Pacific Ocean

8. Manhattan Where Ishmael is from

9. Masssachusetts Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship

10. Masssachusetts Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship Meets Queequeg

11. Masssachusetts Where Ishmael goes to sign onto a whaling ship Meets Queequeg Befriends Queequeg

12. The Pequod The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to

13. The Pequod The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to Ahab is capatain

14. The Pequod The whaling ship Ishmael signs on to Ahab is capatain Strong ship

15. Pacific Ocean Where they find Moby-Dick

16. Pacific Ocean Where they find Moby-Dick Most of the story takes place there

17. Main Characters Ishmael

18. Main Characters Ishmael Ahab

19. Main Characters Ishmael Ahab Moby-Dick

20. Main Characters Ishmael Ahab Moby-Dick Harpooneers(Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo, Fedallah)

21. Ishmael The main character

22. Ishmael The main character Orphan

23. Ishmael The main character Orphan Was a teacher

24. Ahab Tyrant Captain of the Pequod

25. Ahab Tyrant Captain of the Pequod Missing a leg from the knee down

26. Ahab Tyrant Captain of the Pequod Missing a leg from the knee down Prostectic leg made from a whale jaw

27. 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

28. Moby-Dick Giant albino sperm whale

29. Moby-Dick Giant albino sperm whale Sunk many ships

30. Moby-Dick Giant albino sperm whale Sunk many ships Nemisis of Ahab

31. Moby-Dick

32. Harpooneers All pagan

33. Harpooneers All pagan All from different parts of the world

34. Harpooneers All pagan All from different parts of the world All extreemely good harpooneers

35. Harpoons

36. Plot Whale eats Ahabs Leg

37. Plot Whale eats Ahabs Leg Ahab swears revenge

38. Plot Whale eats Ahabs Leg Ahab swears revenge Forms a crew, but doesn’t tell them they will only be hunting the white whale

39. 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

40. 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

41. Random Cool Sea Creature