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Ishmael Whaling

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According to chapters 20 through 24, the author develops Ishmael as an advocate of whaling. Specifically focused in chapter 24, Melville introduces Ishmael’s opinions, thoughts, and advocacy on whaling and the amount of respect whalers. For example, in the passage, Ishmael argues, “I am all anxiety to convince ye… of the injustice hereby done to us hunters of whales... one leading reason why the world declines honoring us whalemen, is this: they think that... our vocation amounts to a butchering sort of business…” This allows the reader to understand Ishmael’s determination for justice to whaling, developing him into a deeper character with personal views and opinion to create a realistic characteristic for him. Ishmael’s development as a character

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