- Herman Melville was born in 1819 in New York and worked on a boat before writing Moby Dick in 1851, based on a true story about whaling. - The book tells the story of Ishmael, who joins a whaling ship called the Pequod with his friend Queequeg. The ship's captain, Ahab, is obsessed with hunting down a massive white whale called Moby Dick that previously bit off Ahab's leg. - In the climax, Moby Dick attacks and kills everyone except Ishmael after Ahab's reckless pursuit of revenge on the whale.

2. • Born in New York in 1819.
• Used to work as a crew member
on a boat.
• Wrote Moby Dick in 1851 which
was based on a true story.
• It was sold poorly. However,
after his death, his work
became famous worldwide.

3. • Ishmael is the narrator of this story.
• He befriends Queequeg who kills whales.
• They go on a whaling ship together called
the Pequod.
• Ahab is the Captain of the ship.
• Ishmael joined Queequeg in hunting Moby
Dick.
• Captain Ahab lost his leg when they first
attacked Moby Dick.
• In the end, Moby Dick killed everyone
except Ishmael.
SYNOPSIS

4. 1. Ishmael
The narrator. Brave & optimistic
2. Captain Ahab
The captain of ship named Pequod.
Egomaniac and obsessive.
3. Moby Dick
A white whale, aggressive when
provoked.
4.Queequeq
Hunt whale for a living.
5. Starbuck
Crew member of Pequod

5. THEMES
• Courage
Captain Ahab fought Moby Dick with courage.
• Revenge
Captain Ahab was full of revenge towards Moby Dick
and wants to kill it.
• Survival
All of the crew members fought for their survival when
facing Moby Dick.

6. SETTING OF PLACE
•Nantucket
( a port in
USA)
•The
Pequod
( a ship )

7. MORAL VALUES
• We must work together as a team.
• We should make rational decisions in life.
• We must not give up easily.