Study Guide
An ordered chapter-preserving outline from Chapter 5: CHAPTER 1. Loomings. through Chapter 153: CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day..
Questions to Carry
- How does Chapter 5: CHAPTER 1. Loomings. redirect the book’s main pressure?
- How does Chapter 6: CHAPTER 2. The Carpet-Bag. redirect the book’s main pressure?
- How does Chapter 7: CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn. redirect the book’s main pressure?
- How does Chapter 8: CHAPTER 4. The Counterpane. redirect the book’s main pressure?
Short Orientation
Call me Ishmael. Years ago, finding myself poor and aimless on land, I decided to sail and view the watery world. This is my method for curing melancholy and regulating my blood. Whenever my mouth grows grim, or my soul feels like a damp, drizzly November, I know it is time to leave. The urge becomes undeniable when I pause before coffin before warehouses, trail behind funerals, or feel a manic impulse to knock hats off in the street. Going to sea is my alternative to suicide. While Cato died on his sword with a flourish, I quietly board a ship. This impulse is not unique; almost all men feel a magnetic pull toward the ocean.