Chapters 36-41
The Moby Dick cause Ahab all this pain. At first I was questioning why it would be such an honor for Stubb to be kicked by Ahab, but I suppose it is similar to Ahab having his leg bitten off by Moby Dick. A sort of honor of being part of the “special individual tiding concerning Moby Dick” but then being severely scarred and hurt by the monster (155). It is now the mission of the ship to find Moby Dick again and kill him, and all the men join in and sing to this destination. Although Starbuck is reluctant to go after one dangerous whale, and not just go for all of them like he normally does, he joins in too.
With all this singing I felt a sense of togetherness and a possible melting pot sort theme but I just feel as though everything is going to change as the men get more involved in hunting whales. How real was their singing anyway? I’m sure I am imagining it differently than it would be because it is in a play format and all I can see are some dressed up guys dancing in syncronization singing.
Ahab is still pretty crazy in my opinion. He wants revenge, the past is affecting his future tremendously and he sets out on a nearly impossible goal to kill one special whale in the ocean. Then I think he’ll find it and die.
