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Alix Casteel <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Oct 1994 21:59:21 -0400
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On Thu, 13 Oct 1994, Andy Miller wrote:
 
> Vikki, and Luke of course:
> Concerning "Wrath of Khan":
> "Paradise Lost" is in there certainly, but also "Moby Dick"-- themes of
> obsession, etc. Check out some of Khan's lines ("He taxes me, he taxes me"),
> and then compare him to Ahab in Melville's work.You could compare "Khan" with
> the 'official' "Moby Dick" adaptation (isn't it by John Huston?).
>
> Hope I was helpful,
> Andy Miller
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
James T. Kirk as Moby Dick? Run with it.
 
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