Chapter 132
In this Chapter, Ahab seems to be resigning to his fate. He's been out on sea for 40 years, with little time on shore, where he's abandoned and widowed his wife. How does this relate to the description of "Masculine sea" at the start of the chapter? What does he mean calling the eye "the magic glass" (406)? What foreshadows his downfall in this chapter, besides just Ahab's words?
Chapter 133
Ahab gets in trouble with Moby Dick. He's thrown to "the bottom of Stubb's boat, like one trodden under foot herds of elephants. Far Inland, nameless wails came from him, as desolate sounds from out ravines" (411). What is the significance of the land imagery here, if Ahab is out at sea? How does this show Ahab's position at this time?
The birds have an interesting role in the chase for the whale(409). Why does Ahab seem to obtain their advanced sight? Do they represent some other force or idea at work? Does spotting the whale with this possibly divine intervention represent Ahab's fate to fight Moby Dick?
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