Comment by stcredzero

6 years ago

Herman Melville was said to have been amazed at the symbolism attributed to him in Moby Dick.

This massive diatribe is symbolic of Melville's inability to stick to the fucking point.

  • Don't worry, your diatribe isn't that massive. Actually, I thought Melville's point was to digress. Wasn't the point to digress into all these side details out of the joy of describing the whaling world? (So I have read in commentaries.)