The Troph Is Receding

After getting through the bulk of the atomically descriptive sections I came across the chapter entitled "The Pequod Meets the Virgin." As was mentioned in class the book it to be read as though it were a wave. With action in the beginning turning into a slow period, followed by more action. I reading about the pursuit of the whale by the two crews, I sat up in my chair and leaned in. I was transfixed by the sudden change in pace of the novel, so refreshing. I find that these two sections of the book compliment each other. For without the other the book would either be not sufficiently descriptive or not exciting at all. This chapter in particular rehashed my enjoyment of the novel and I hope will carry me to the end. For I plan to read the whole book or at least most of it, in chunks of time rather than a chapter here and another there, it facilitates a better reading if you devote time and effort to it. Melville writes about Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo throwing their spears before their competitors can maiking, "Blinding vapors of foam and white-fire!" I circled the passage and wrote FUCK YEAH in the margin.