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Level 2: Moby Dick
Classic / British English
Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great white whale? A young sailor, Ishmael, tells the story of their exciting and dangerous trip.
Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great white whale? A young sailor, Ishmael, tells the story of their exciting and dangerous trip.
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September 18, 2023
Captain Ahab tried to kill the most dangerous white whale although he has lost one leg.
At first I couldn't enjoy reading this book because It has been felt like just the barebone.I was disappointed. But l have got excited after I imagined that the author actually experienced the situation.Maybe original work can be interesting.
At first I couldn't enjoy reading this book because It has been felt like just the barebone.I was disappointed. But l have got excited after I imagined that the author actually experienced the situation.Maybe original work can be interesting.
August 11, 2020
Shrawan 27, 2077, Tuesday
Moby Dick ADAPTATION - Kathy Burke (Adaptor), Herman Melville (2008)
[Penguin Readers Elementary (Level 2)]
Genre: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Adaptation/ Adventure/ Nautical Fiction
Pages: 48
Rating: 8/10
Theme: Revenge/ Man vs Nature/ The Limits of Knowledge/ The Deceptiveness of Fate/ The Exploitative Nature of Whaling/ Camaraderie/ Madness
Opener:
“He is out there — in the ocean. But he is here too — in my dreams, always in my dreams. He will never leave me. He is whiter than the stars in the sky on a warm summer’s night. But he brings only death. He is Moby Dick — the white whale.”
Summary:
Ishmael (the narrator) wants to work on a whaling ship. He arrives in Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, where he meets Queequeg, the son of a Maori chief in New Zealand who also wants to work on a whaling ship. The two become good friends and sign up to work on the Pequod, a whaling ship with a one-legged captain called Ahab. After three weeks at sea, Ahab tells the crew that he wants to kill Moby Dick, the white whale that bit off his leg. He offers gold to the first man to see the whale. Everyone is happy except for Starbuck, the first mate, who thinks that Ahab is crazy. The Pequod catches and kills many whales, but Ahab cannot forget Moby Dick. One night, Fedallah, a sinister man who can tell the future, sees Moby Dick. Ahab is happy, and he orders the crew to follow the whale, but they lose it. Ahab tells Fedallah about a bad dream, and Fedallah tells him that when he dies, he will not have a coffin; he will be killed by a rope. And he, Fedallah, will die first. Ahab gets more desperate to catch the whale. He throws away the ship’s maps and threatens to kill anyone who tries to turn the ship around. Starbuck has the chance to kill Ahab but loses his nerve. Ahab refuses to help the captain of another ship, the Rachel, look for his missing son because he learns that Moby Dick is nearby. The whale is sighted, and Ahab leads his crew out in small boats to fight the whale with harpoons, leaving Starbuck to look after the ship. The fight with Moby Dick lasts for three days. On the first day, Ahab hits the whale with his harpoon but his boat capsizes. On the second day, Ahab’s boat is capsized again, he loses his whalebone leg and Fedallah is killed. On the third day, Ahab sees Fedallah’s body tangled up in ropes on Moby Dick. Ahab hits the whale with a harpoon. Moby Dick hits the Pequod, which starts to sink. In a seemingly suicidal act, Ahab throws another harpoon at Moby Dick but gets tangled up in the rope and goes down with the whale. The ship sinks and only Ishmael survives. He is rescued from the sea by the Rachel, whose captain is still looking for his missing son.
Final Review:
The great American classic Moby Dick, infinitely re-readable and interpretable in as many ways. The search for a prize that turns the hero’s journey into a tragedy. I enjoyed this short adaptation.
Moby Dick ADAPTATION - Kathy Burke (Adaptor), Herman Melville (2008)
[Penguin Readers Elementary (Level 2)]
Genre: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Adaptation/ Adventure/ Nautical Fiction
Pages: 48
Rating: 8/10
Theme: Revenge/ Man vs Nature/ The Limits of Knowledge/ The Deceptiveness of Fate/ The Exploitative Nature of Whaling/ Camaraderie/ Madness
Opener:
“He is out there — in the ocean. But he is here too — in my dreams, always in my dreams. He will never leave me. He is whiter than the stars in the sky on a warm summer’s night. But he brings only death. He is Moby Dick — the white whale.”
Summary:
Ishmael (the narrator) wants to work on a whaling ship. He arrives in Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, where he meets Queequeg, the son of a Maori chief in New Zealand who also wants to work on a whaling ship. The two become good friends and sign up to work on the Pequod, a whaling ship with a one-legged captain called Ahab. After three weeks at sea, Ahab tells the crew that he wants to kill Moby Dick, the white whale that bit off his leg. He offers gold to the first man to see the whale. Everyone is happy except for Starbuck, the first mate, who thinks that Ahab is crazy. The Pequod catches and kills many whales, but Ahab cannot forget Moby Dick. One night, Fedallah, a sinister man who can tell the future, sees Moby Dick. Ahab is happy, and he orders the crew to follow the whale, but they lose it. Ahab tells Fedallah about a bad dream, and Fedallah tells him that when he dies, he will not have a coffin; he will be killed by a rope. And he, Fedallah, will die first. Ahab gets more desperate to catch the whale. He throws away the ship’s maps and threatens to kill anyone who tries to turn the ship around. Starbuck has the chance to kill Ahab but loses his nerve. Ahab refuses to help the captain of another ship, the Rachel, look for his missing son because he learns that Moby Dick is nearby. The whale is sighted, and Ahab leads his crew out in small boats to fight the whale with harpoons, leaving Starbuck to look after the ship. The fight with Moby Dick lasts for three days. On the first day, Ahab hits the whale with his harpoon but his boat capsizes. On the second day, Ahab’s boat is capsized again, he loses his whalebone leg and Fedallah is killed. On the third day, Ahab sees Fedallah’s body tangled up in ropes on Moby Dick. Ahab hits the whale with a harpoon. Moby Dick hits the Pequod, which starts to sink. In a seemingly suicidal act, Ahab throws another harpoon at Moby Dick but gets tangled up in the rope and goes down with the whale. The ship sinks and only Ishmael survives. He is rescued from the sea by the Rachel, whose captain is still looking for his missing son.
Final Review:
The great American classic Moby Dick, infinitely re-readable and interpretable in as many ways. The search for a prize that turns the hero’s journey into a tragedy. I enjoyed this short adaptation.
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May 28, 2020Interesting suspenseful story
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