In Moby-Dick, Herman Melville explores the sublime through nature, particularly the vast, uncontrollable ocean and the whale. The sublime evokes awe and terror, reflecting humanity’s insignificance against nature’s power. Captain Ahab’s obsession with Moby Dick embodies this tension—his hubris pits human will against the sublime, revealing both nature’s majesty and its indifference to human ambition. The novel suggests that confronting the sublime can lead to existential reflection or destructive obsession.