Of the Less Erroneous Pictures....
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Introduction |
More whales, pictures and opinions... |
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Pick one of the following questions •What seem to be the qualifications of a good picture? • How are whales described? |
Brit
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Introduction |
Brit is krill, floating about and getting eaten my right whales. |
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Questions |
Answer two of the following questions. |
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•What two things does the Right Whale look like from the boat? Explain the difference? •In his comparison between sharks and dogs, what is he implicitly saying about the sea? •In this chapter, how does Ishmael view the sea? Is this a change or not? Explain. In truth, is the sea more sinister than the land? •How then, is the earth an analogy for ourselves? |
Squid
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Introduction |
It is the great white squid, that threatened the Nautilus so.... |
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Questions |
Answer one of the following questions. •Why is the weather not right for the appearance of the white whale? Why is this question (from the world of the book) ridiculous? •What is the omen of the squid? In reality, what i the connection between Sperm whales and squid? |
The Line
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Introduction |
This is the first of many melville chapters on equipment |
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Quetions |
Answer one of the following questions •What was whale line made out of (once)? •Describe the line and the line tub? What are the consideration used in design? •Why does the line wrap the entire boat up? What danger does that present to the men? What "gift" does it give them? •How do all men have whale line around them? |
Stubb Kills a Whale
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Introduction |
Violence and anger erupt, finally and they nail a great cow of the sea. |
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Questions |
Answer two of the following questions •What does Ishmael compare the whale to, when he first sees him? •How do they use cunning to get the whale? •How are sharks used in this chapter? Why? •How, precisely, do they kill the whale? |