In herman melville’s mobydick, what happens to the boat carrying ahab when it nears mobydick? it nearly capsizes from the whale’s rolling motion. it is crushed by mobydick’s tail. it is swallowed by the whale. it sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

Hi JelynBurnSide00,

Your Question:

In Herman Melville’s MobyDick, what happens to the boat carrying Ahab when it nears MobyDick?

It nearly capsizes from the whale’s rolling motion.

It is crushed by MobyDick’s tail.

It is swallowed by the whale.

It sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

It is crushed by MobyDick’s tail.

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