Question

3. Interpret When Mrs. Keeney questions why Captain Keeney won't turn back, he
replies, "It ain't so much what any one'd say—but....You see—I've always done it-
since my first voyage as a skipper. I always come back—with a full ship-and it don't
seem right not to—somehow"What does the full ship of oil symbolize for him?

Answer 1

For him, the ship filled with oil means pride and status. Through questions similar to yours, we can see that you are referring to "Ile" written by Eugene O'Neill.

By reading this text, we can see that:

• Captain Keeney, his wife, and some sailors travel on a ship to find whales from which they can extract the ile, which is a type of oil of great economic value.

• However, the ship ends up trapped in a sea covered with ice, which leaves everyone very discouraged and very likely to abandon the search for the ile.

• However, Captain Keeney does not agree with this dismay, nor with his wife's attempts to abandon the search for the whales.

He shows that returning with the ship full of ile (oil) is synonymous with honor for him and is what maintains his social status, as he always returns home with the ship full of oil.

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