Personifying/Gendering the Sperm Whale
*I had intended to post this before Monday’s discussion on gender, but because of internet problems, am only posting this now. In reading this story through a scientific lens, I find it worth noting that in many instances, Melville is conversely unscientific in his descriptions of whales. That is, he consciously abandons writing accurately about … Continue reading Personifying/Gendering the Sperm Whale
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