For one of my classes I was required to write about the book Moby Dick. I was not aware this book had so many different layers related to biblical references, homosexuality, and psychoanalysis for Captain Ahab. First, I was not particularly ready for the length of the book as it was heavy to carry around. I didn’t let this discourage me, but I needed to find a way to write without getting lost in the pages of the text. I decided to talk about the Psyche of Captain Ahab, this topic was exciting to me because through the book his character just seems so much crazier as you continued to read about his obsession with this whale who might have been a figment of his imagination.

            Part of my process in writing this paper was to understand psyche and how I can make the connection with the character and the word. There were passages in the book like during supper, the crew was completely silent in the presence of the captain, I needed to understand that silence and connect it to the captain’s psyche. I continued to break down the idea of insanity in the constant seek he had for Moby Dick, I outlined most of the chapters that had many moments that were describing his inability to get rid of the obsession of hunting this whale.

            In writing its important to seek out topics that are broad and open for interpretation. There are topics that are not as broad and can feel like a slow read. Almost too unbearable to get through, I enjoy writing about what excites me and makes me feel I have interest in. If I don’t have interest in it, I try my best to steer clear from it. My advice as a writer is to seek the topics that you have a passion to expand, where passion exist it makes writing feel as a hobby and not an assignment.