Melville has faced the issue of good and evil in numerous ways, but here we will be concerned with two approaches. The first, a more symbolic and upfront approach, which Melville takes in his most famous novel, Moby Dick, where Captain Ahab represents evil and the white whale Moby Dick represents good. Second, we will consider the vague approach Melville takes in his famous short story, Bartleby the Scrivener, where the narrator struggles with how to handle his troublesome, yet polite employee, Bartleby. In Moby Dick, good and evil are faced upfront. The book ends in a valiant battle between good and evil, where the crew led by Captain Ahab fights Moby Dick in a significant battle. Although the white whale ends up winning, there is more to the picture than good overcoming evil. Melville shows that although the whale, symbolically white, is mostly representative of good,
pleasure to write. Thank you for believing in me! To the entire Crown Publishing team, especially those whom I bother (because I love them) more than four hours a week, you are the backbone of this book: Tina Constable, Maya Mavjee, Michael Palgon, Linda Kaplan, Karin Schulze, Jacqueline Lebow, Jill Flaxman, Meredith McGinnis, Jill Browning, Mary Choteborsky, Robert Siek, Elizabeth Rend eisch, Tara Agroskin, and Jennifer Reyes. This book was also rst drafted using Scrivener, a gorgeous application, and Keith Blount kept me sane as I tested the limits of the software. I owe particular gratitude to Charlie Hoehn and Alexandra Carmichael. Where to begin? Charlie, you were a co-creator and co-conspirator from the very earliest stages. I can only hope that the end product makes you proud. God knows we pulled enough all-nighters over Casino Royale to kill a gira e, and they only need 1.5 hours of sleep per night. The Photoshop
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