Study Guide to Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Bright Notes)

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation essay and test prep for Herman Melvilles Moby Dick deemed by author Raymond Weaver as indisputably the greatest whaling novel. As an 1851 tragic epic Moby Dick tells the story of a captains expedition to track down and seek revenge on a whale from the point of view of one of the sailors. Moreover Melville uses allusion simile and metaphor to showcase themes such as revenge sanity and human limitations. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Melvilles classic work helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature exploring characters critical commentary historical background plots and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.