Destructive Patterns: the Leadership of Ahab An Abridged Text of Melville Focusing on Character

In addition to reading e-books, I like this paper format; the printer really does good work. The cover is a beautiful finish, and the pages hold well. The overall result travels easily, and I can make notes on the margin. Description: This abridged text highlights Melville's masterpiece - Moby-Dick - emphasizing character development. Read to understand Melville's description of one dimensional fixation which deforms reasonable conduct within a group. This edition extracts all references of whales, their habitats and native characteristics to concentrate on character development of the crew. This version conveys the intense personalities, and how they revolve around Ahab. My abridgment focuses on the portrait of an obsessive seeker and how he sways the crew of Pequod - a convenient metaphor for a nation. How does the tyrant pitch the crew of Pequod? How does the Captain and his cohorts overpower independent judgment and raise passions? How can any one stand up against this force? Melville courageously exposes the dilemmas and projects unequivocally the fate of an obsessed faction. The Pequod sinks in the Pacific with crew on board. The story ends with a Homeric inflection.