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Book: Moby Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publishing Company: Thomson
Year of Publishing: 2005
Number of pages: 246

Killing the Moby Dick was not an easy job. Captain Ahab and his crew had shipped for a very long time to find Moby Dick. If there was a ship passed by, Ahab would call the captain and try to get all the information about Moby Dick.
The first ship was Samuel Enderby. Its captain lost his right arm whiling he was trying to hunt Moby Dick. The second ship was Rachel. The captain lost his own son whiling they were trying to hunt Moby Dick. And, the third ship was Delight. The captain on it lost his five members whiling they were trying to hunt Moby Dick.
After hearing those terrible news, Captain Ahab still wanted to find Moby Dick and kill it in person. No matter how long it would be or how seriously the loss he might have. One of his crew, Starbuck, had begged to Captain Ahab to sail home for many times, but Ahab didn't change his mind.
Later, he and his crew met the Moby Dick. The first war against Moby Dick was intense. Many people injured badly, including Captain Ahab. But this failure didn't stop Ahab. He still insisted on the same goal – killing Moby Dick.
There were total three wars against Moby Dick. The last one was very miserable. All the people were dead, Captain Ahab was included. Only Ishmael was alive.
It would be very unlucky for me to be Captain Ahab's sailor, because I should hunt whales, get the valuable oil and go home with considerable wealth. Not running the risk of my life just to kill a dangerous whale like Moby Dick.
After I finished the novel, I wondered why the members on Pequod didn't cooperate together to oppose Captain Ahab for his craziness. If they did, everyone could have saved their lives.