The Call of Ishmael

The fact that Captain Ahab, and of course Moby Dick himself, were actually added to the book on later stages of the writing, the last (which is actually also the first, both chronologically and ontologically speaking) dragging the other after him as if by the same morbid necessity that can be pictured throughout the tragic events of the book, - to me, historically true or not, anyway it`s a beautiful one.

A British Captain`s hand was also taken by Moby Dick, but instead of chasing him he would run away from ever again getting near him. With a good spirit he playfully makes jokes and word-games with his friend the doctor, describing the events of his loss: they have their language to fall upon for their enjoyment, leaving pain itself behind their backs. Shakespeare`s beauty of language, even in the darkest hours, is there to give comfort by pleasure. The British Captain knows of Captain Ahab`s madness and pain – but he does not share it, surely not as the constant presence it`s made of, that cannot really be grasped by description. Others would go sailing finding whales, writing the selling novell; that would be nothing like going madly chasing The White Whale Moby Dick, trying to capture Truth within words (many letters already stuck in it`s right side) – better or worse, legend or not.