Too true, but Ishmael’s monologue gives insight to the thinking process that as recently as a few hundred years ago would classify a whale as a fish.
That’s why pretty much everyone would consider a whale a fish in Old Testament times.
Yes indeed.
One of the biggest errors of Cancel Culture is that they expect authors and artists from hundreds of years ago to conform to “modern” sensibilities.
I’m sure that, when “they” get a hold of “Moby Dick” they will demand it be cancelled due to its characterizations of Dagoo, Tashtego, Queequeg, and Pip.
Hoo boy...ESPECIALLY Pip.
Even Ahab felt sorry for Pip.