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How do you interpret the comparative disappearance of Queequeg in Ishmael’s narrative, given their intimacy at the beginning of the …
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How does ch. 43 move the narrative forward? What does it add to the novel? In ch. 44, where is …
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What is Moby Dick to Ishmael? Why does the whiteness of the whale so appall him, and why does he …
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Is the whale agent of some larger force or principal (the force itself)? Is it consciously malign or a dumb …
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What has happened to the novel’s narrator and point-of-view? Why is Ahab “damned in the midst of Paradise”? (p. 183 …
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What happens to the narrator? Why does the structure of the novel suddenly become like a stage play? How does …
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What three things do masthead standers look for? What happens to you while standing on the masthead? Why is Ishmael …
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Why do chapters 33 and 34 follow immediately after the cetology chapter? What is Ishmael classifying? How do the mates …
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What is the purpose of the cetology chapter? Why does Melville say it is so difficult to classify whales? By …
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What brief does Ishmael make for the profession of whaling? How does he characterize the profession? How do you interpret …
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