Let’s answer this
week’s Moby Dick questions…
1. What is the first
ship the 'Pequod' meets?
Albatross. Named after the bird of ill fortune, it is the first of many bad omens for the 'Pequod'.
2. What does Ahab
temper his new harpoon with?
Blood. Specifically, the blood of the harpooneers. And Ahab howls over it, 'Ego non baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli!'( I baptize thee not in the name of the Father, but in the name of the devil!)
3. What was the ship
that rescued Ishmael?
Rachel. Still looking for the captain's son, the 'Rachel' '...only found another orphan.' Ishmael.
