Ishmael’s farewell to Queequeg in “Queequeg in His Coffin” is fascinating and revealing in our studying of their specific relationship and the relationships between men in Moby Dick. Melville’s writing in this chapter is beautiful, stirring, and emotional. Ishmael goes well beyond feeling mere sympathy for Queequeg in his weakened, feverish state, as he acknowledges … Continue reading “Queequeg in His Coffin”