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Whoa, fifty different ways to say the word “whale” just in the Preface? Something tell us we’re in for a whale of a time. Yeah, we know, th...

The combination of religious and seafaring imagery in Moby-Dick is just like the peanut butter and the chocolate in a Reese's Cup––you can’t...

Ahab is God, man, nature, and cyborg warrior. ...Is he not a cyborg? Huh. Imagine that. Click on this video to find out what Ahab is actually all...

Ishmael, Ahab, heck, even you, dear Shmooper, are all just part of some play created by fate. Check out the video to find out what part you’re pl...

Elijah’s a prophetic old man, so we’d better pay attention, then buy some lottery tickets. ...Or just pay attention to this video. That works...

Queequeg. Cool name, but is he a cool guy? Guess you’ll have to check out the video to find out. Because surprisingly enough, Googling, “is Q...

Nature: it’s the only path you can take to God without that whole pesky “death” thing.

Moby-Dick is full of adventures, lessons, and unbelievably boring chapters...sounds kind of like life. Whoa. Trippy.