AtDDtA1: Seal

[Tim Strzechowski]

Keep in mind, too, that Ahab's doubloon becomes a symbol of the sinful motivations for seeking the whale ... the physical embodiment of sin, put forth by the leader and sought by the follower.

I don't have access to this in hard copy, but the comparison looks interesting:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0029-0564(197109)26%3A2%3C171%3AMDATSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K

Is there a purpose for why the coin image on the cover is split, part on the cover and part of the spine?


> 
> Also of interest: the coin bears a striking resemblance to the 
> doubloon in Moby-Dick that Ahab nails to the mainmast as a prize to 
> the first crew member to sight the white whale. Melville's description 
> runs thus: 
> 
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