Based on the following excerpt in what way does the whale serve as a contextual symbol for humanity in Herman Melville's book called Moby D-i-c-k

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.