Anti-Rationalism And Romanticism In Moby Dick, By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Moby Dick was inspired by events that took place when a one legged captain reached to the ends of the Earth in a revenge ridden search for the whale that took his limb and his sanity. This story was brought to life by the American writer that eventually had his story called an American epic by his hero Nathaniel Hawthorne. Melville was not only a renowned writer of Hawthorne but was also a whaler which inspired him to hunt this story. Not only did Melville admire the art of whaling but he had a very intense obsession with the literary genius Nathaniel Hawthorne. Even after Melville was done writing Moby Dick he took it straight to Hawthorne and depended on his judgment to make or break what he wrote. Ron Howard knew that a lot of people had already captured what they thought Moby Dick was about but he did what no one had done before. He captured not just the story but how it was edited with the tale of the Essux. He captured how the Essux was destroyed and how the crew had to do monstrous thing but also how Melville did respect what the man had been through. Not everyone originally enjoyed what the refined story of Moby Dick had to offer. Yes, Hawthorn called it an american epic but that doesn 't mean everyone was necessarily enthralled by it. Eventually yes people began to realize the power that …show more content…
This can be seen in the film when despite what chase says, Paulard decides to sail directly into the storm knowing that they could all end up dying. At the time ships were meant to avoid the storms, not go straight into them. It was also said that the truth could be found in one 's self or perceived through one’s inner feelings and intuition. Now i am unsure whether or not Mr. Coffin was seeking truth when he shot himself but I definitely think that when he ended his life he couldn’t handle the truth so he decided to creat his