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by Herman Melville

The novel Moby Dick was the sixth novel published by Herman Melville, a landmark of American literature that mixed a number of literary styles including a fictional adventure story, historical detail and even scientific discussion. The story of the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod , the novel draws…

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how.is.steelkilt finally captured
Posted by hanser a #309221
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 18, 2013 8:48 AM
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On what basis does ishmael justify hypothetically deifying the sperm whale
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 12:19 PM
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on whose orders did dough-boy prepare the drink
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 10:14 AM
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Which bone does ishmael suggest would be a better indication of the whales character than the brain
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 10:01 AM
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Why is Queequeg obliged to stand on the body of the dead whale
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 9:55 AM
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how does queequeg's position endanger ishmael
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 9:53 AM
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why does stubb object to the drink that dough-boy hands queequeg after his time on the whale
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 9:49 AM
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why does ahab order the crew to lower for right whales, which they have ignored up to this point
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 9:47 AM
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why does stubb suggest that they throw fedallah overboard
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 9:43 AM
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who is in de facto command of the jeroboam and why
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 6:23 PM
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How is the trophy stored on the ship
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 6:22 PM
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which piece of the whales anatomy is kept after the body is disposed of
Posted by seba c #308821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 5:30 PM
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How is it that Ishmael, Who was not even aboard the Town -Ho knows steelkilts story so well?
Posted by Mr.Coconut #308697
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 1:06 PM
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why did ahab go to the trouble of smuggling his own boat crew?
Posted by paulina a #308781
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 12:54 PM
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What literary deices are used in the following "the red tide poured from all sides of the monster like brooks down a hill?
Posted by #308471
Last updated by: Mr.Coconut #308697 on Mar 16, 2013 12:24 PM
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What practical reason does ishmael give for the fraternization among whaling crews
Posted by #308471
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 16, 2013 12:15 AM
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Why does the crew accept the strangers so readily after their initial appearance?
Posted by Mr.Coconut #308697
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 5:59 PM
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What condition does steelkilt place on the obedience of the crewmen who have joined him?
Posted by #308471
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 9:56 AM
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Why does starbucks say "almost rather had i seen Moby Dick and fought him, tha to have seen thee, thou white ghost!
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 9:06 AM
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what comparisom does meliville make in the chapter 64
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 8:57 AM
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What literary term descriibes old fleeces manner of speaking
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 8:52 AM
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What arrgument does the cook use to attempt to carry out stubbs order? What part of the sermon has meaning as a theme
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 8:16 AM
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what did the description of the whale not say or forgot to say
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 15, 2013 7:50 AM
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What happens to Radney at the end if ishmaels story?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2013 12:05 AM
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What is a boarding sword and how is used
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2013 12:03 AM
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