I would really appreciate if someone could please help me with this!

Question

These are questions that I've been struggling with for "The Chase - Third Day" from Moby Dick. Can someone please help me with them? I've read this plenty of times and it's really frustrating me because I LOVE to read and usually get things pretty quickly. But, for some reason, these questions really stumped me.

1. Can you give a quote that describes Moby Dick as evil?
2. Can you give a quote on how Ahab senses his approaching death?
3. Can you give a quote on how another character presents Ahab with the choice to turn back and avoid the tragedy?

I would like to thank you in advance for the help. I really am thankful for the help. ♡

Answer 1

While I can't choose the quotes for you due to academic integrity, I'd like to try to point you in the right direction.

1. For this question, look for passages that describe Moby Dick. Consider highlighting them. Then, pull out only the ones that portray him in a negative light. This should help narrow down a place that portrays him as evil.
2. For this one, look for passages that describe Ahab and specifically his thoughts and feelings.
3. Now, look at places where we see other characters talking or thinking. Then, narrow it down to specifically words or thoughts about Ahab.

I hope this method of finding your evidence by looking more generally for ideas on the questions and then narrowing it down to more specific quotes. If you'd like to look through the passage together and talk through this please let me know!