1) "A noble craft, but somehow the most melancholy!" How does something be so noble, yet melancholy while being described as a barbaric ship: "A cannibal of a craft," "appareled like any barbaric emperor," and "long sharp teeth." (All page 70)
2) Is whale hunting how Quakers get their anger out? The "sanguinary" and "fighting" descriptions of the Quaker sailor is quite the contradiction to the Quaker way. (73)
3) What does one think of while on a ship and in trouble, "Death and Judgement," or Life? (86)
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