Modern readers often view the behavior of the white women in this story as condescending or paternalistic. That is, their benevolence, or generosity, carries with it a not-so-subtle reminder that they have power in society and therefore have the right to decide who is worthy of receiving certain benefits and opportunities. Do you agree with this view of the white women? Why or why not?

the third one.

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first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

comfort   in their suffering