ThisclassicstorybyHermanMelvillerevolvesaroundCaptainAhabandhisobsessionwithahugewhale,MobyDick.ThewhalecausedthelossofAhabslegyearsbefore,leavingAhabtostomptheboardsofhisshiponapegleg.Ahabissocrazedbyhisdesiretokillthewhale,thatheispreparedtosacrificeeverything,includinghislife,thelivesofhiscrewmembers,andevenhisshiptofindanddestroyhisnemesis,MobyDick.。