Moby Dick

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed essay of about three to four double-spaced
pages (about 750 – 1,000 words) in correct MLA format. You must make specific references to the readings,
including direct quotations. Don’t use any other sources.
For this essay, take one of the chapters of Moby-Dick listed below and answer the following:
What is the central theme of the chapter?
How does this tie in to or reinforce a larger issue in the novel?
Discuss at least two examples of symbolism in the chapter.
Discuss how the chapter works as allegory.
Analyze one quotation from the chapter, explaining how Melville is making a significant point with it