Moby Dick The character of Ishmael had a critical impact on the novel. Ishmael’s character allows the reader to relate to a love for nature and the earth, as well as a feeling of inner peace and serenity. His attitude, thoughts, and feelings permitted me, as the reader, to explore two similar roles in my life. When reading the novel, I as the reader, connected the character of Ishmael to my mother; therefore, more …showed first 75 words of 524 total…

…showed last 75 words of 524 total…organized, intelligent, and satisfying person who is always there to lend a hand. Ishmael and my mother made me realize a relation between fiction and non-fiction. By relating Ishmael to my mother throughout the novel, I understood where Ishmael was coming from with his thoughts, feelings, and attitudes. I would suggest that everyone should relate a novel’s main character to a real person because it helped so much with the comprehension of the novel.