Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Di ck. It had previously come to me that this ivory leg had at sea been fashioned from the polished bone of the sperm whale’s jaw. How is the fact that Ahab’s leg is made from whale bone significant to the novel’s theme of man versus nature? It signifies that Ahab has pitted himself against nature in an effort to dominate it. It signifies that Ahab lives a life in harmony with the natural world. It signifies that Ahab has made a choice to surrender to the power of the whales he hunts. It signifies that Ahab see himself as an equal and dependent part of a greater whole.

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Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Di ck. It had previously come to me that this ivory leg had at sea been fashioned from the polished bone of the sperm whale’s jaw. How is the fact that Ahab’s leg is made from whale bone significant to the novel’s theme of man versus nature? It signifies that Ahab has pitted himself against nature in an effort to dominate it. It signifies that Ahab lives a life in harmony with the natural world. It signifies that Ahab has made a choice to surrender to the power of the whales he hunts. It signifies that Ahab see himself as an equal and dependent part of a greater whole.

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jacemorris04 jacemorris04 · Answer 1 · 2018-11-02T15:12:53+01:00

Question: Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Di ck. It had previously come to me that this ivory leg had at sea been fashioned from the polished bone of the sperm whale’s jaw. How is the fact that Ahab’s leg is made from whale bone significant to the novel’s theme of man versus nature?

Answer: It signifies that Ahab has pitted himself against nature in an effort to dominate it.

Explanation: he wants people to know what he does for a living and loves fishing for whales even if it kills him so he painted his prostetic leg

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2022-01-19T13:26:24+01:00

The fact that Ahab’s leg is made from whale bone is significant to the novel’s theme of man versus nature because:

A. It signifies that Ahab has pitted himself against nature in an effort to dominate it.

Based on the complete text, we can see that there is the narration about Ahab and how he huts whales for a living and how this affects his life after a tragic incident.

Man vs Nature

This refers to the conflict which exists between man and the natural things around him.

With this in mind, we can se that during a hunt, hje loses a leg to the whales and this helps to show the theme of man vs nature because he wa s on a collision course with the whales.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A