Moby Dick Captain Ahab Quotes

Like captain Ahab in the movie Moby Dick, I too have a whale that causes me problems and sometimes drives me insane. Even though this whale is not a literal whale swimming in the sea, it still causes problems for me. My whale would be my grades and my ongoing chase to get A’s in all of my classes. Many times have I been up all night trying to finish outlines, study for test, and finish essays. “Tis madness to be enraged. To seek vengeance on a dumb animal is blasphemous!”(Moby Dick, Roddam), these words contrast to Ahab’s actions showing how outrageous his revenge for his whale is, unlike my reasonable obsession. For Ahab, he wants to kill this whale and will risk all cost just to defeat the whale. In contrast, my whale is something that I, want to overcome, however I wouldn’t put everything I have at risk. Ahab is a very determined person in the movie and tries to adjust his men that way too. …show more content…
I for one do not think as myself as godly, but I almost do the opposite and almost become discouraged from defeating my whale. One of the main ways I do this is through procrastination which is a huge problem not only for me but for many people in my predicament. “Forever and a day shall I chase that white whale”(Moby Dick, Roddam), in this statement Ahab states that he will be fighting his whale for the rest of his . Due to him being set on finding the whale for the rest of his life he becomes very determined to do just that. However, due to me knowing that grades don’t last forever and that life still goes on, I am not trapped in the vicious cycle of hysteria that captain Ahab is