Moby Dick | Chapters 55-60 Summary and Analysis

Summary
Few pictures of whales are accurate because the true majesty of the whale can be seen only in unfathomable waters. However, there are many pictures of whales. A crippled beggar in London holds a painted board depicting the scene in which he lost his leg. Sailors carve and etch whale bone and whale teeth, a craft called scrimshanding or scrimshaw. With imagination, whales can be seen in the stars and in undulating mountain ridges.

The Pequod cruises through a meadow of brit, the yellow substance eaten by right whales. Daggoo raises the...


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