In Moby Dick Melville acts as both parent and inventor. As author, he creates the characters and names them. Ishmael begins Moby Dick saying "Call me Ishmael

Biblical connections, in literature, serve as a bridge between two worlds. It allows authors to convey ideas that would not be comprehendible any other way. Melville takes advantage of this concept, and draws connections between biblical characters and his own. Readers, with a little biblical knowledge, can convert a complex novel to an understandable one.

Ahab is another person all his own, with his own past and biblical reigned as the king of the Israel for 22 years. During his reign he made a pact with Judah. Ishmael and Ahab are given a past beyond their present and given the ability to live forever. The use of Ahab in Moby Dick is very powerful. Throughout the novel, many of the characteristics of Ahab the king are seen in Ahab the captain. The reader's recognition with Ahab as the most evil king as well as an idolater supplies important information to the reader before he even begins to read. Melville explicitly wants the reader to be aware of these ideas and in his introduction of Captain Ahab he refers to Ahab as, “a crowned king!" (Melville 77) Though Ishm

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