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		pocpoczoc on April 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Can’t Answer Standardized Test Questions About M... This massive diatribe is symbolic of Melville's inability to stick to the fucking point.

stcredzero on April 30, 2019 [–]

Don't worry, your diatribe isn't that massive. Actually, I thought Melville's point was to digress. Wasn't the point to digress into all these side details out of the joy of describing the whaling world? (So I have read in commentaries.)

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