Moby Dick

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Moby Dick Anonymous Tue Aug 9 22:25:59 2016 No.8380318 [Reply] [Original]

Did he just really love whales?

(Why are there so many chapters about the anatomy of whales?)

(The shield of Achilles?)

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 9 22:30:00 2016 No.8380330 It's a fantasy book for an era where Whaling seemed fantastical. It's the kind of book that fantasy or epic story writers should take from, as it demonstrates those characteristics beautifully.

Anonymous Tue Aug 9 22:35:57 2016 No.8380343
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Whales are pretty amazing, if you get right down to it. They're the biggest creatures on Earth. They're also some of the smartest creatures on Earth. We've lived with them, killed them, and loved them alternately for our entire history. They're worth writing a book about.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 9 22:48:02 2016 No.8380388 >>8380343 dreaming of the ambergris and the rich milky thick and ivory-colored sperm oil I could get from the whale in your pic

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