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that everyone is safe and happy. Mr Robinson plays the role of the NOVELS
protective father who is resourceful and thinks of ways to ensure that
the family is safe. Mrs Robinson thinks of ways to make the entire FORM 3
family more comfortable on the island.
The two elder boys explore the island to look for food. Ernest Moby Dick by Herman Melville
does his part by looking out for wild animals while the family is asleep Formative Practice
in the tree house. He is the one to alert the father about the tiger that
is prowling underneath their tree house at night. While waiting for the Practice 1
older siblings and his father to come back from the shipwreck, he
makes himself useful by catching fish so that the mother can cook a
meal for the family.
The story thus teaches us that working together is important to moody
achieve success.
impatient vengeful
Practice 5
I think an important message in the story is that one needs to
be resourceful in order to survive on an island. The Robinsons have
nothing to help them survive on the deserted island. Upon reaching Ahab
the island, the quick-thinking father, with the help of the older sons,
goes back to the shipwreck in order to salvage whatever they can in selfish eccentric
order to bring them back to the island. The domesticated animals on
the ship are towed back to the island. They also tow back a great
store of tools and materials that they can use on the island.
Upon reaching the island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. determined stubborn
The father knows that they must prepare for a long stay on the island
and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their
immediate needs. The older children spend the next day exploring
the island. They find that there is source of food and water on the Practice 2
island.
The resourcefulness and the ingenuity of the family in the face 1. Ishmael
of difficulties surviving on a deserted island are highlighted. When 2. Captain Ahab
animals threaten their lives, they build a tree house. When the vine 3. Moby Dick
ladder becomes too unsteady for Mrs Robinson, Mr Robinson builds 4. Queequeg
a staircase within the trunk of the hollowed tree. They even discover 5. Pip
a vast cave with the added bonus of an unlimited source of rock 6. Starbuck
salt. At no point in the story is there despair and loss of hope. They 7. Fedallah
struggle to survive till help comes. 8. Captain Boomer
Practice 6 Practice 3
Towards the end of the story, Fritz, explores the other side of 1. A
the island on a canoe. While testing out his new canoe, he sees a 2. C
message asking for help tied on the leg of an albatross. He soon 3. D
finds, Jenny Montrose trapped like the Robinsons on a nearby island 4. B
and helps to save her from being attacked by wild animals. Jenny 5. C
Montrose has shipwrecked on the island while returning from India. 6. D
Soon after that, they spot a ship sailing near the island. It
is a ship sent by Jenny’s grandfather who has been looking for Practice 4
her desperately. Fritz and Jenny decide to return to Europe and 1. boomer
get married in London. So, the children leave with the ship while 2. voyage
their parents decide to stay back on the island. Though it appears
improbable that Jenny’s grandfather sends a ship looking for her 3. Pequod
at this point in time, it advances the plot and brings the story to a 4. Moby Dick
conclusion. 5. tattoos
Mr and Mrs Robinson find their home away from home. They 6. Ishmael
eventually find peace and happiness in a remote island away from 7. revenge
civilisation. They leave the decision to their children on how they 8. Queequeg
want to lead their life henceforth and the children decide to leave 9. oil
for Europe. The ending is most appropriate because after a difficult 10. Fedallah
time, the children finally have a chance to get back to civilisation
and naturally would not hesitate to leave the island. This reaction is Practice 5
appropriate for their age. We are told that they decide to continue
their education. Fritz and Jenny decide to get married. This happy The story Moby Dick ends with Captain Ahab’s three-day
ending is appropriate for all who have suffered so much during the chase for the legendary white whale. Captain Ahab who has been
time they were shipwrecked on the island. Mr and Mrs Robinson who waiting for the chance to defeat the white whale is excited when the
have seen the world, finally find a carefree life away from civilisation. time comes for an encounter with the whale. He is overcome with
They do not stop their children from making the decision to leave the excitement as he has lived his entire life since he lost his leg to the
island but they make an important decision in life to carry on living on whale for this encounter with the ‘devil’. Captain Ahab is determined
a deserted island to be close with nature. to kill the whale.
The battle with the whale lasts three days. The encounter is
in the Pacific Ocean after being told of recent sightings of Moby
Dick. It is what the captain has been waiting for. He is as excited

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