Abstract: This paper discusses Herman Melville Style between the Prospective hope and the Fate with Reference to Moby Dick The story features two protagonists, Ahab and Ishmael, who both fulfill ritual roles and embody two states of mind. The theme of this paper is that of a continuous search for an answer which is elusive and inscrutable. This paper seeks to understand Herman Melville Style between the Prospective hope and the Fate Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick offers a diversity of human conducts towards nature. This paper probes into the ethical motives behind the respective conducts of the main characters, namely, captain Ahab, the chief mate Starbuck, the sailor Ishmael. Full of vengeance, Ahab abandons human reason and deals with the conflict between Moby-Dick and him according to the law of the jungle. Reasonable and indifferent, Starbuck emphasizes the economic value of the whales and his conduct is driven by the anthropocentric economic ethic. Diametrically opposite to Ahab and Starbuck, Ishmael extends his love to the whales and develops an ecological ethic during the voyage of the Pequod. The death of Ahab, the tragedy of Starbuck, together with the survival of Ishmael best illustrate Melvilles’ ethical leanings and further reveal his ethical thought delivered in the novel.
Keywords: Hopes, Human Society, Nature, water, illusion, and Fate.
Title: Herman Melville Style between the Prospective hope and the Fate: with Reference to Moby Dick
Author: Dr. Ibrahim Adam Said Daier, Dr. Muhammad Ali Abbakar Suleiman Al Tinawi
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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