• Turn in your apostrophes
homework and extra credit
crossword puzzle, if done.
• Please take out your Moby
Dick film notes and prepare
to write the allegory analysis
essay.
Writing Prompt
• Moby Dick is an allegorical tale. What
does the story itself, as a whole, represent
and teach us for today’s world? In your
response, discuss each of the four main
characters—Ishmael, Queequeg, Mr.
Starbuck, and Captain Ahab. How does
each character contribute to the allegory?
What ideas/concepts does each represent
that we can relate to and learn from
today?
Writing Prompt – TWO PARTS
NEED TO BE ANSWERED:
What does the
story itself, as a whole, represent
and teach us for today’s world? In
• Moby Dick is an allegorical tale.
your response, discuss each of the four main
characters—Ishmael, Queequeg, Mr. Starbuck,
and Captain Ahab. How does each
character contribute to the
allegory? What ideas/concepts
does each represent that we can
relate to and learn from today?
REVIEW OF OUR EXAMPLE OF ALLEGORY:
THE SNEETCHES
• The Sneetches is an allegorical tale about divisions
in society and what those divisions are based on.
• If I decided that those divisions were
based on economic status, then…
•Star-Belly Sneetches represent the rich who try to maintain their power and
elite status.
•Plain-Belly Sneetches represent the poor who desire what the rich have
•Frankfurter roasts represent the opportunities available to the rich that are
not available to the poor.
•Sylvester McMonkey McBean represents businesses that cater to every
trend to make a quick buck.
•The Star-On and Star-Off Machines represent the desire for a quick and
easy fix to problems, but one that never really works…
Apply this format to your allegorical analysis of
Moby Dick:
Moby Dick is an allegorical tale about___________.
• Based on that allegory then…
•Ishmael represents ___________________...
•(How any why? Use actions and quotes from the film.)
•Queequeg represents ___________________...
•(How any why? Use actions and quotes from the film.)
•Mr. Starbuck represents ___________________...
•(How any why? Use actions and quotes from the film.)
•Captain Ahab represents ___________________...
•(How any why? Use actions and quotes from the film.)
STEP 1: 10 minute discussion
period:
–Sit with a partner.
–Discuss the story, characters and
the different things they could
represent allegorically. Add to your
notes, as needed.
STEP 2: 40 minutes to write your
response.
– Be sure to use information from your
film notes (include the characters’
actions and quotes) in your responses.
– Staple your film notes to your analysis
and turn them both in at the end of
class.
• If you finish before the bell, turn in
your work and read quietly.