Why does Ishmael include so many digressions in his narrative? Why does he draw on so many other disciplines (geology, …

Moby-Dick features several characters who seem insane. How does insanity re-late to this story? How do these characters contrast with …

Is Nature (i.e. the Natural World) in Moby Dick, Rehearsed a conscious, active power, or just a passive collection of …

By depicting single-minded obsession as an extreme form of madness, the Moby-Dick story implies that sanity can only consist of …

What is Ahab actually taking revenge for the loss of his leg, his suffering, his anger,something else, all of the …

Why do you think Orson Welles wanted to tell Herman Melville’s story in this way? Why do you think Orson …

What does Ahab say is the reason for continuing the pursuit of Moby Dick? What is ironic about Ahab meeting …

  Why does Ahab take to the mast head on the second day of the chase? How is the white …

What makes the dialogue in chapter 132 unique, as opposed to the rest of the novel? Who is the first …

Why does the mood on board the Pequod shift in chapter 130? What males Ahab decide to begin standing his …