Moby-Dick discussion questions Chapter 32 “Cetology” and Chapter 33 “The Specksynder”
- What does this chapter add to the meaning of the book? What would the book lack if this were missing?
- From where, according to this chapter, do people get their power? Consider the passage about God’s true princes (“the Divine Inert”).
- For what reason are harpooners treated differently than the common sailors?
- Where does Ishmael place Ahab on this spectrum?
