There are many occasions throughout the novel where Melville describes whales by giving them human characteristics. Most noticeably is in the chapter Schools and Schoolmasters. First, he describes females whales by saying “As ashore the ladies often cause the most terrible duels among their rival admirers; just so with the whales, who often come to … Continue reading Anthropomorphizing the Whale
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