... " all that most maddens and torments; all that stirs up the lees of things; all the truth with malice in it; all that cracks the sinews and cakes the brain; all the subtle demonisms of life and thought; all evil, to crazy Ahab, were visibly personified, and made practically assailable in Moby Dick" ... before him and it is for this reason that he feels such guilt in sentencing Billy to the gallows. The last moments of Billy's life are religiously portrayed in an effort to make his religious significance clear;" At the same moment it chanced that the vapory fleece hanging low in ... quest...

• Word Count: 3225
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: High School