chapters 36-40
During this reading I thought that I was really able to tell who Ahab was and what his main goal is: which is to catch and kill Moby Dick, the distinctive white whale that took off his leg and left him hobbling. All Ahab really wants to accomplish in this voyage is killing Moby Dick. He calls for a meeting and gives the sailors an incentive, who ever can bring him a dead Moby Dick will receive gold.
I really felt that these chapters also had a great deal of foreshadowing. Two big examples that i picked up on were: In chapter 36, when Ahab says, “Death hunt us all, if we do not hunt Moby Dick to his death” I just felt like this quote really showed the point of the sailing trip and the journey will not end until Moby is dead…even if it takes sacrifcing sailors or people dying. Ahab wants revenege. The second quote that i picked up on was, “take some one of your own size. Don’t pommel me” To me, this quote shouted a huge whale is going to be coming up soon and the meeting of the boat and whale are not going to be good. I just feel like that quote focuses more on the size of the whale. The quote is mentioned when bullies beat up little kids, and it can work vise versa…smaller people shouldnt go after huge people. A small wooden boat shouldnt go after the largest mammal around!
Lastly, chapter 37 reminded me a lot of the sunsets in cape cod. Probably at least 10 years my family and i would take vacations to cape cod. Generally we wound rent houses that were in walking or biking distance from a beach. After eating dinner my siblings and i would race to the beaches and watch the sun set. These sunsets were some of the most beautiful sights i’ve ever seen. When youre sitting there just watching the sunset a lot can go through your mind. Or nothing at all can go through your mind. It is a great feeling to me of relaxation and calmness. Knowing that no matter how bad my day could have been or could be in the future i know that i can look out my window, or if i’m lucky sit on a beach and slowly watch the sunset. i can relax and take in every second of it. I know that tomorrow there’s going to be another sunset, and the next day, and the next day. There will always be a sunset that i can look forward to.
