herman melville

I've read the ones listed above except for The Confidence Man, and, yes, I've read Moby-Dick. Let's see if anyone wants to discuss the works of this American author.

What is the point of Moby Dick? Is it an exploration of humanity's attempts to control nature, a study of the irrational desire for vengeance, an expose on obsession, a warning about flipping the big one to God and going full-pelt into madness to put the Flying Dutchman to shame? Or is it all of...