Moby Dick

why does ahab choose to give up smoking his pipe

and what does his final gesture lf hurling his pipe into the sea reveal about his mental state

chapter 30

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Ahab remarks that smoking no longer soothes and tosses his pipe into the water. This would reveal that he is nervous, agitated, and apprehensive. His emotions are running rampant.

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Moby Dick