Chapters 16 - 18 Discussion Questions
1. Consider Queequeg's idol, Yojo. Does Yojo make Queequeg more Savage? Less? Why?
2. Ishmael describes the boat in detail on page 69 to 70. How does he seem to want to describe the boat? Would it fit as a "savage" or "civilized" thing? What other ideas does it present? What about Ishamael's apparent inconsistencies (noted in the footnotes)?
3. How does the description of the Quakers on page 74-75 reaffirm what we have established about religion and "civilized" people? How does their speech do the same?
4. Is whaling civilized?
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