“Besides all those whaling details,
Moby Dick is about someone who’s looking
for something so huge, something they’ve
wanted all their life, yet they know
when they find it, it will kill them.”
~ Laurie Anderson
In Search of Moby Dick
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Interesting stories about everyday moments.
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That’s the problem with BIG dreams! 🙏
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Perhaps Captain Ahab really didn’t think it through. 🌊
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That’s an interesting take on the classic.
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I guess you could apply it to Fame and Fortune, too. 😜
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Often people describe the book as about obessesion. That’s an element but it’s actually about cosmic dread. This is reiterated when pip falls overboard, the on deck blessing of the harpooners durinthe storm and towards the end Starbucks contemplating of following orders.
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It had to be frightening for Pip to be left in open waters, wondering if anyone would rescue him. 🌊
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That would be my wife’s tasty cooking.
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I think I like her already. 👏
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