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Question 21 • NC-English III CR

Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick with a detailed description of the White Whale?

Answer

A

Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to sympathize with it.

B

Melville begins the chapters with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand Ahab’s motivation to pursue it.

C

Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand the whale species.

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Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to recognize its lack of intelligence.

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