# Why should you read "Moby Dick"?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Sascha Morrell
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Philosophy, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/sascha_morrell_why_should_you_read_moby_dick)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of an immense snuffbox. These seemingly unrelated images take us on a tour of a sperm whale's head in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." Though the book features pirates, typhoons, high-speed chases, and giant squid, it's anything but a conventional seafaring adventure. Sascha Morrell digs into the classic novel. \[Directed by Martina Meštrović, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. [Why should you read "Moby Dick"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sascha_morrell_why_should_you_read_moby_dick/6aa0ff4164af), 6 min (TED's player)