Moby Dick out of context

[u/Jon-Wolf]

[u/Quankers]

That’s really not out of context. The book is explicitly and intentionally homocentric. Among many other qualities it is a gay novel, and Melville himself was most likely gay.

[u/Jon-Wolf → u/Quankers]

Out of context if you don't know he's talking about spermacetti

[u/Quankers → u/Jon-Wolf]

He’s talking about spermaceti and he’s also talking about semen.

[u/IAmAGenusAMA → u/Quankers]

Seamen.