Strong contender for the best chapter in Moby Dick is the one where they meet another ship whose captain lost a limb to the white whale (an arm instead of a leg) and that guy is Completely Normal about it. Thinks it’s ridiculous to get vengeance against a dumb animal. Hasn’t tried to chase Moby Dick since, because why the fuck would he? The book cannot make more clear that Ahab is choosing to be Like This














