Higgledy-Piggledy Whale Statements 30: Chapters 106-110
Description
In this episode, the material world of the Pequod looms large, as does its materials. Instead of getting a new friend, Ahab gets a new leg, and we meet the carpenter. He gets a whole chapter to himself, describing him more or less schematically. After that, we try something a bit different: Since Chapter 108 is entirely a dialogue between Ahab and the carpenter, your hosts read the whole thing, after flipping a coin for the parts. (If you want to skip this, it’s between 43:51 and 54:54 .) Finally, we round out the episode with Starbuck not quite managing mutiny and Queequeg not quite managing to die.
N.b.: Due to technical difficulties, the audio quality for the last section is a bit worse. Sorry about that.
Next episode: We read chapters 111 through 118, and a weapon is forged. We are approaching the Season on the Line.
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