Moby Dick

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The protagonist in this book is Ishmael, a Christian, schoolteacher and part-
time sailor. Ishmael's role in the hunt for “Moby Dick” is to interpret what is
happening. He discusses his reasons for going to sea and interprets and looks
for understanding a number of reasons for any specific action where other
characters only understand one reason.

C. It is hard to say what changes take place in Ishmael's personality, since he
is the narrator he doesn't talk about himself, he only talks about what he sees.


D1. Ishmael befriends Queequeg who is a cannibal. Even though Queequeg is very
ugly Ishmael sees that Queequeg has an honest heart, great honor, and a lot of
courage. This friendship had a positive influence on Ishmael's behavior because
it taught him not to judge on outward appearances.

E2. Another relationship that was very short was the relationship between
Ishmael and Captain Ahab. For the first few days aboard the Pequod Ishmael
always saw Ahab in the shadows. When ...

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plumbs the blue. The
diver sun—long dived from noon,—goes down; my soul mounts up!”

B. The similes the author uses are the comparison of the colored waves of the
sunset to wine. I believe that when the author is talking about the “Iron Crown
of Lombardy” he is talking about the sun. When it says “Is, then, the crown too
heavy that I wear?” he is talking about the sunrise as the sun first starts
ascending. I think that noon is where it is says “Yet is it bright with many a
gem; I, the wearer, see not its far flashings;”. I also think that “‘Tis iron—
that I know—not gold. ‘Tis split, too—that I feel; the jagged edge galls me so,
my brain seems to beat against the solid metal.” means he ...

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