Moby-Dick discussion questions Chapter 38 “Dusk” and Chapter 39 “First Night-Watch”
- How might this chapter title also by symbolic? How might it relate to its immediate predecessor?
- What do you learn about Starbuck in this chapter?
- Does this chapter generate sympathy for Starbuck, or not? Explain.
- What do you learn about Stubb in this chapter?
- What conflict does he recognize? How does he deal with it?