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What is the name of the ship in 'Moby Dick'?
Answer
Pequod
The Pequod is Captain Ahab's whaling ship in Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick,' crewed by men of diverse nationalities and backgrounds. The ship becomes a floating microcosm of humanity, and its journey toward Moby Dick symbolizes the pursuit of an obsession to its inevitable destruction. The Pequod's destruction by Moby Dick in the novel's climax serves as the ultimate consequence of Ahab's monomaniacal quest for vengeance.
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The Pequod is destroyed by Moby Dick in the novel's climax, and Ishmael survives by clinging to Ahab's coffin.
Other options people guess
- Nautilus
- HMS Beagle
- Endeavor
Topics
- maritime
- American
- ship
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