Read the excerpt from chapter 28 of moby-duck. it was one of those less lowering, but still grey and gloomy enough mornings of the transition, when with a fair wind the ship was rushing through the water with a vindictive sort of leaping and melancholy rapidity, that as i mounted to the deck at the call of the forenoon watch, so soon as i leveled my glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers ran over me. what theme in the novel does melville allude to with his use of the word “vindictive” to describe the movement of the ship in this excerpt? a. inequality b. rebirth c. ignorance d. revenge

The correct answer is option D. When Melville uses the word "vindictive" to describe the movement of the ship, he is alluding to one of the themes of the story which is revenge. "Moby-Diick" is a novel written by Herman Melville, published in 1851. Revenge is probably the main theme of the novel. Captain Ahab becomes obsessed for revenge on Moby-Diick, a whale that had previously bitten his leg off. vindictive is a word use to describe the strong urge that someone posses of revenge. The ship was rushing with a vindictive rapidity, because its captain, Ahab, was hungry for revenge.

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