Question

Which excerpt from Chapter 28 of MobyDick best develops the theme of the novel concerning man’s insistence on manufacturing his own destruction.

A Nevertheless, ere long, the warm, warbling persuasiveness of the pleasant, holiday weather we came to, seemed gradually to charm him from his mood.

B And not only that, but moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe.

C There seemed no sign of common bodily illness about him, nor of the recovery from any.

D Whether that mark was born with him, or whether it was the scar left by some desperate wound, no one could certainly say.

Answer 1

The excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby Di-ck which best develops the theme of the novel concerning man’s insistence on manufacturing his own destruction is:

B. And not only that, but moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe.

One of the important theme in the novel “Moby Di-ck” is about the relationship between nature and man. The novel is about a man, Ahab, who goes out in the natural world to disturb the balance of nature by killing the animals. Though at the end of the novel, it is the nature who remains unchanged and the man has to witness a failure.  Ahab had a strong belief in the fate because of which he thinks that it is in his destiny to slay down the whale. The desire for revenge exists stands secondary for him. He combines his egoism with the feeling of revenge and moves on to destroy the whale. He ignores the prophecies about the destruction that will cause to his ship and himself if he moved on. In the end, he falls prey to his own destruction causing his identity to extinct.

Answer 2

The portion from Chapter 28 of Moby which best fosters the subject of the novel concerning man's emphasis on assembling his own obliteration is option B i.e. And not only that, but moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe.

What  Moby's Novel is about ?

One of the significant subject in the book  is about the connection among nature and man. The novel is about a man, Ahab, who goes out in the regular world to upset the equilibrium of nature by killing the creatures.

However toward the finish of the novel, the nature stays unaltered and the man needs to observe a disappointment. Ahab had a compelling confidence in the destiny on account of which he imagines that it is in his fate to kill the whale.

The longing for retribution exists stands optional for him. He joins his pride with the sensation of vengeance and continues on to obliterate the whale. He overlooks the predictions about the obliteration that will cause to his boat and himself assuming he continued on. Eventually, he succumbs to his own obliteration making his personality wiped out.

Therefore, correct answer is option B.

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