Ahab's Wife

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Does the dog die?
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Are animals abused?
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MossyRainfrog
C71
Yes. Page 310.
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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MossyRainfrog
YES. SO MUCH. Una is a teenager (about 16) when she meets Ahab and he takes sexual interest in her (while noting that she is young enough to be his daughter). He frequently calls her "girl-wife" as a romantic nickname.
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Whaling.
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Abuse
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MossyRainfrog
Una's father is physically and emotionally abusive to the point where she has to leave her home. She later forgives him.
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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MossyRainfrog
Mrs. Swaine, a minor character starting on page 128, describes her experience having been kidnapped and assaulted by a ship captain. Her experiences are downplayed and overlooked by the narrative, even when her rapist appears on page later. Later, Mary Starbuck recalls in detail a time she was raped as a child and expresses shame regarding the experience.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Within the first several pages.
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Prejudice
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MossyRainfrog
I would argue yes, although the LGBT characters are identified as queer in a throwaway line that largely doesn't impact the text, and is up to interpretation.
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Are there fat jokes?
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MossyRainfrog
See Mrs. Swain, beginning on page 128. 141 is also particularly bad.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Is there hate speech?
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MossyRainfrog
Yes. This book also includes a SIGNIFICANT amount of racism in taking character of colors' agency and intelligence away from them. "Islander women" are reduced to sexual stereotypes, Daggoo and Tashtego are stripped of their ability to even speak fluent english, and Mrs. Swain is referred to with anti-black and orientalist derogatory language. A Black character in the first few pages of the book is also reduced to a "mammy" stereotype. There is also ableism, initially with a little person described as "animalistic". Ahab himself is also treated with disrespect in regards to his lost limb.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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