Stubb’s Abandonment of Pip
The fact that Stubb abandoned Pip on his second time out of the boat brings several questions of ethics into focus aboard the Pequod. It weighs the value of human life…
Read moreAhab’s Longing for the “Other Side”
Ahab’s monologue in the chapter “The Sphynx” is one of the few chances we as readers are able to witness this curious captain in a raw and emotional state. Within…
Read moreFleece’s Payback
In chapter 64, we read about Stubb’s whale supper and about how most whalemen do not enjoy whale meat. I think this is reasonable because on a humane level, many…
Read moreThe Power of a Name
The action of naming an animal is interesting to consider within the context of Melville’s Moby Dick. In the chapter “The Affidavit”, we as readers are told that there are…
Read moreSea vs Land
Part of our reading for today that we didn’t get to discuss much in class was Chapter 58 Brit. Ishmael compares the animals on land vs. those of the sea…
Read moreThe White Whale
When reading through the chapter on the whiteness of the whale I was a bit surprised about the connotations that went along with its color. I understand that white versus…
Read moreRace in Moby Dick
As with many of Melville’s stories, race plays a significant role in Moby Dick. First with the introduction of Queequeg, Ishmael is enamored by the differences of him. He behaves…
Read moreExperimental Form and Moby Dick
When reading Moby Dick it is not hard to see why the novel did not receive initial and commercial success. Melville’s structural style and the his jumps between narration could…
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