PBS LearningMedia: Moby Dick | The Great American Read

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Experts discuss Herman Melville’s love of the sea and how the obsessed Ahab is the anti-hero of the story. Professor Mary K. Bercaw Edwards brings her students onto a 19th century whaling ship to learn about the sea tale. Ahab teaches us how obsession can lead anyone down the wrong path.

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Resource Link:  https://lpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/moby-tgar/moby-tgar/