Question

Moby Di*k help

Answer 1

1.Ishmael says, "Who ain't a slave?" Is he stating a universal truth, something that is true for everyone in every time, and saying that we are all slaves? Or is he merely excusing his own lack of ambition? If he is stating a universal truth, explain how it is true that we are all slaves.


2.Ishmael says one of his motives was "the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself. Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity." What does this say about Ishmael's character and what is he curious about?


3.What details, or wording, in the final paragraph foreshadow the fact that Ishmael's quest will be for the white whale?