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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Melville, Herman

Melville, Herman
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Moby Dick: Chapters 46 - 63

Chapter XLVI Surmises

Ahab, though burning with the desire to meet Moby Dick, urges his crew to
keep a sharp watch for whales. He has several reasons for doing this: he wants
to keep the men in practice for his ultimate goal, Moby Dick; he must keep
Starbuck busy to prevent him from rebelling against Ahab's quest; he wants to
prevent "the full terror of the voyage" from engaging the men's superstitious
imaginations; he wants to keep the crew's crude appetite for excitement well
satisfied. Furthermore, he has announced a plan ...

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