MOBY+DICK+ANALYSIS


 * ACT II**

Ishmael's relationship with Queequeg first starts off when they meet at the Spouter Inn, in Queequeg's bedroom, this was the start of a new intimate relationship. The love they have for one another can be compared for the love that a married couple would have for each other. In the first Act, even though Ishmael and Queequeg had started off on the wrong foot, they were not quite weary enough to have the desire to challenge each other to a duel of some sort. They slept on the same bed and woke up in each others arms. Something I'm quite sure that most men who've just met would not have done. This shows that certain trust that they share with one another. Both men can be considered outsiders to the others seeing as Ishmael isn't really your manly man, he seems to have a more sensitive side to him. Queequeg is an Islander who seems rather lonely because of his background and beliefs. With that loneliness and craving for companionship, the two were most likely to bond.
 * Scene I**

Ishmael wanted to connect with his fellow shipmates and to put aside their differences. Melville’s choice of diction and tone illustrates a soft almost entrancing feeling. “Such an abounding, affectionate, friendly, loving feeling did this avocation beget; that at last I was continually squeezing their hands, and looking up into their eyes sentimentally;” The squeezing of the whale sperm could be described as releasing ill will and taking in the good, he uses it as a way to release stress, instead of starting a fight with Ahab.
 * Scene III**


 * ACT III**

After the terrible battle with Moby Dick, the crew lost their lives, but only one survived as the prophet had foreseen, Ishmael. He was a figure that represents women who tell stories. Usually women are the one who talk a lot (gossip) this is a reason why we still have stories. Ishmael lived for the sole purpose to go out and tell others about his extraordinary experience out at sea, in a way he is gossiping about what happens in a whaling trip.
 * Scene I**


 * Ahab vs. Moby Dick**

The obsession Ahab has for the great whale, Moby Dick, demonstrates an "ideal" man who has flaws, but no weakness.

Ahab is the “ideal man” because he has no feminine qualities, he did have some in the beginning where he had a maternal instinct toward Pip but he lost them while they were hunting for Moby Dick. Moby Dick is the alter ego of Ahab, he has a balance of feminine qualities and masculine qualities. His masculine qualities are seen when he is fighting to defend himself and his feminine qualities are seen when he is taking care of the other whales in a maternal way.