Higgledy-Piggledy Whale Statements 31: Chapters 111-118
Update: 2021-09-11
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The Pequod has entered the Pacific, and Ishmael is delighted by the mild sea. Ahab’s deep and tempestuous thoughts, however, take up most of these chapters. We meet the blacksmith, who would be singularly unhappy if Ahab wasn’t right there, and witness the creation of a lance to slay God. From there, we dwell on the beauty of the ocean’s surface, and Stubb swears oaths, before crossing wakes with the luckiest damn ship in the Pacific. Whales are slain, and that night, Fedallah and Ahab discuss uncertain dreams. Finally, Ahab destroys an expensive piece of equipment for intense symbolic reasons.
Next episode: Chapters 119-124, from The Candles to The Needle. When the typhoon comes, the veil of nature is torn.
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