Moby-Dick discussion questions Chapter 105 “Does the Whale’s Magnitude Diminish . . .” and Chapter 106 “Ahab’s Leg”
- What idea about whales does Ishmael attempt to convey here?
- Historically, is Ishmael right?
- Describe Ahab’s accident before the Pequod sailed. How is it symbolic?
- To what does Ishmael connect these “mortal miseries”? Why does he do so?
