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Bud, Not Buddy

Author- Christopher Paul Curtis.

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Billy Budd, by Herman Melville

Brief summary of the classic American novel by Herman Melville.

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The Many Ships of Moby Dick

A look at the importance of the various ship Captain Ahab and the Pequod encounter.

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Five Great Books for the “C” Student

These are books that are considered classics. They, however, do not require a great amount intelligence to comprehend. They are just perfect for the “C” student trying to do just enough to pass their English class.

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Ahab Tries to Connect

Captain Ahab is obsessed and consumed with rage and vengeance, in Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” But he briefly relieves his loneliness by talking with his first mate, as revealed in a passage of his dialogue.

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Ahab’s Destructive Obsession

Captain Ahab is neurotically obsessed with hunting Moby Dick, but not actually insane, in Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.”

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