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    MOBYDICK(Summary):Readandarrangetheminthecorrectorder.In Nantucket, I find a ship called Pequod. The next day, I bring Queequeg to the Pequod to see Starbuck. When the men on the ship see Queequeg, they laugh at him. He throws his harpoon and hits the bird. The men are quiet now. Before we go to the ship, we meet an old man, Elijah. Elijah tells us that Captain Ahab is a sick man, the DEVIL, and his men are the devils helpers.

    Starbuck says Captain Ahab has forgotten his wife and child at home. And he tells me his wife, Mary and his son wait for him at the beach everyday. One day, captain Ahab meets The Samuel Enderbys Captain Boomer. Captain Boomer tells Captain Ahab that he loses his arm to the white whale and he doesnt want to find Moby Dick because he wants to stay alive. Captain Ahab is angry and he chases Captain Boomer out of his ship.

    Captain Gardiner from The Rachel asks for Captain Ahabs help to look for his missing son. He is only twelve years old. The white whale pulls their boat and they cannot find the boat. Captain Ahab refuses to help him as it will delay his search for the white whale.

    One of the men breaks his arm. Pip, the line cook is put to replace him. Pip is scared. a whale hits the boat and Pip jumps out of the boat. Starbuck and the men have to cut the rope to save him. The same thing happens again and Stubb, another man, leaves him in the ocean. Only after they catch the whale, they send the Pequod to save Pip. Captain Ahab put out his hand to save Pip and talks to Pip softly. Since then, Pip sees Captain Ahab as God. He follows Captain Ahab everywhere he goes.

    A ship saves me. It is The Rachel, the ship that wants to look for their captains son. However, they cannot find him. But they are kind enough to give me food, water and a bed.

    Tashtego shouts as he sees the first whale. Captain Ahab comes quickly and suddenly five men come up from below and stand by Captain Ahab. These are Captain Ahabs devils. Pip is right! These are the men he hears before. None of the other men knows about the five men and what Captain Ahab is doing.

    Starbuck runs to Captain Ahab to tell him that the barrels are leaking and we are losing oil.. Captain Ahab doesnt want to stop the ship because he wants to catch up with Moby Dick. Captain Ahab takes out his gun and points it to Starbuck. He says: oil is not my God! We will not stop! Starbuck knows he cannot win the fight but he warns Captain Ahab that he is the problem. Later that day, captain appears and shouts for the men to stop the ship and change the barrels. Starbuck is happy.

    Captain Ahab shows some gold to all of us and says: The first person to see Moby Dick will get this gold! Moby Dick takes his leg and makes him the man he is now. Captain Ahab wants to kill the white whale and gets his revenge. Starbuck is upset. He tells Captain Ahab that he is there for whale oil, but killing a huge white whale is too dangerous and will not bring much money for them.Captain Ahab insists that the whale is evil and needs to be killed. He wants the whale dead!

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    Fedallah tells Captain Ahab that a rope will kill him and Fedallah will die before him and shows him the way he will be killed too. The next day, Captain Ahab is angry that no one finds the white whale and he throws the map into the ocean. Everyone is shocked, especially Starbuck because without a map they cannot sail in the sea. Starbuck wants the ship to turn back but Captain Ahab threatens him with his harpoon. At night, Starbuck goes into Captain Ahabs room. Captain Ahab is asleep. Starbuck wants to kill him with his gun but he cannot bring himself to do it.

    The next morning, Queequeg is very sick. He tells the other men to make him a coffin and says he is going to die. He does not want to be thrown into the cold ocean. He even tries out his own coffin after its done. However, one morning, Queeequeg gets out of his bed and says he cannot die now and he goes back to work.

    I am Ishmael, a sailor. I want to become a whaler. I go to Nantucket one night and look for a room to sleep. The man tells me I have to share the room with Queequeg, When Queequeg comes back at night, I realise he is a huge, ugly and weird man. However, after talking to him the whole night, we become good friends.

    We have now killed many whales after the first night. We cut off larger squares of fat and pull them onto the ship. Then, we cook the fat, make oil, and put into barrels. Oil gives us light and makes us warm. Oil is our money. But captain Ahab doesnt care about the oil. He only thinks about Moby Dick. When he sees other ships, he will only ask: did you see the white whale?

    Moby Dick comes again, the whale hits Captain Ahabs boat. Everyone gets back to The Pequod safely, but captain Ahab has lost his whalebone leg. He has to walk with a harpoon. He tries to motivate the men with his gold again but this time nobody dances and shouts. Suddenly, Captain Ahab realizes Fedallah is missing. A man says he has gone down with the rope. He is dead. Captain Ahab knows that he will die soon.

    One night, Fedallah sees the white whale. I run quickly and see a huge shower of water goes up. Captain Ahab tries to follow the white whale but it quickly swims under the water and we lose it. Captain Ahab thinks the whale wants him to follow him.

    On the third day, when Captain Ahab sees the whale again, he asks Starbuck to watch the ship for him while he is out fighting the whale. Suddenly, we see that Fedallahs body is stuck in the ropes around the whales body. Mody Dick hits The Pequod, many men quickly run away and jump from the ship, except for Queequeg. Starbuck blames Captain Ahab for this. Captain Ahab still does not give up. He harpoons the whale below his small black eye. The whale then pulls the rope. Ahab tries to cut the rope but the rope pulls him out of the boat. And then he is gone. The men cannot find Captain Ahab. The Pequod goes down, Queequeg also goes down. I think I am going to die, but something comes up under me. It is Queequegs coffin. I climb onto the coffin and it saves me!