Moby-Dick discussion questions Chapter 115 “The Pequod Meets the Bachelor”, Chapter 116 “The Dying Whale”
- What reason might Melville have for including this meeting in the novel? How does it affect your perception of Ahab and the Pequod?
- What does the sperm whale inevitably do as it dies according to Ishmael? What happens after it dies? How does Ahab interpret this metaphorically?
