Beginning of -Moby Dick-

The writer finds himself amazed by Melville’s Moby Dick, where each page delivers insights that send chills through the mind with waves of comprehension. He marvels at the audacity of the author for crafting a story of a relationship in which Queequeg finds comfort with Ishmael, the story’s main character. Preferring the audiobook version, the blogger listens closely, as the narration is voice acted with careful precision and clear enunciation—since the blogger has fleeting focus when it comes to reading. To this one, the vivid portrayals of New Bedford’s setting and Ishmael’s moral state feel perfectly captured, stirring admiration and reflection. He will share further thoughts when he reaches another compelling passage.

On this particular day, the blogger absorbed the brief story behind Queequeg—the “cannibal” who abandoned a royal life to pursue the sea and hone his skills as a whale hunter. His mastery of the harpoon was marked by dexterity and ingenuity, a testament to his transformation. The unlikely pair of Ishmael and Queequeg eventually secured passage on a small schooner, a narrative the writer finds personally resonant. Perhaps like Queequeg, the blogger joined forces with a scion of longstanding history, though unlike the solitary journey of the harpooner, modern freeways and smartphones keep the writer connected to his own nearly lost ancestors, bridging his past and present.