"...Ahab's imperial egotism isolates him increasingly from other selves. He longs to make even the physical world conform to his will." pg. 119
When I read this quote from Gatta's book, it sparked an argument in my head. Gatta talks about Ahab's wish to bend the physical world to his will. I am taking the physical world to mean nature. If this is so, it is outrageous to think that you can bend nature to your will. Modernized man tries to do this, and everytime they are defeated (tornadoes, hurricanes, fires etc.). Nature is something to be respected and revered, not mastered.
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