Part one of term paper
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet’ and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent ...

Part two of term paper
... personal feelings, which I feel are the bases of the novel. In this quote Melville describes Ishmael’s depression and emptiness. This is stated in the phrase "whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul." In this phrase Ishmael’s feelings sadness and depression in his soul, are lowering his self-esteem, showing his resentment for life, civilization, and everything that surrounds him. Ishmael’s resentment towards life its self brings about his feelings of not being alive. Melvill ...