Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville in1851, which was first called "The Whale". The name "Mocha Dick", or white whale of the Pacific came from a magazine published in many 1839 and was infamous among whalers for its violent attacks on ships and their crews. Moby Dick is based on facts that Herman Melville obtained in his own experiences at sea. This story tells how one man's obsession of getting revenge can drive a man …showed first 75 words of 296 total…

…showed last 75 words of 296 total…killing her husband for cheating on her. Something just sets them over the edge and causes them to do something they'll regret. Herman Melville's story is still relevant to us today. It shows us how one man's obsession of getting revenge can drive a man mad and even turn deadly. "Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to the more ought law to weed it out". -Sir Francis Bacon