
The Herman Melville Library · Thursday · 6 min
White Jacket Chapter The End
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In which the earth is figured as a world-frigate, crowded with suffering souls and sailing under sealed orders through the immensities of God. Amid injustice, death, and the hidden weight of human misery, the crew are urged not to turn their guns upon one another. For the voyage, however dark its waters, moves homeward.