481 Moby Dick - 10 Essential Questions (Part One)
The History of Literature
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The Importance of Brotherhood in America
"You want Quequeg on Ishmael's side, and you wish you had a Quequeg in your life too. Because they're so different, these two, their relationship is exemplary," she said. "It says you can have a soulmate who doesn't look like you or grow up the way that you grew up." The book was written by a new Englander in the decade before Civil War breaks out where slavery and anti-slavery forces are gearing up for that struggle.
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