Not P but Moby-Dick (90)

[Michael Bailey]

You may be right (I may be crazy (-;)

My mental picture is

- insult is anything (words or actions) that “turns inwards” and causes pain

- outrage is a state of mind preparing to take violent action, “raging out”

Normally - like in dueling - a combatant would receive an insult, make note
of it, and only then respond with a challenge or immediate violence
(outrage)

So imho that’s an escalation, but it seems like the person is saying they
skipped step 1.



However, I do not find this passage in Power Moby-Dick chapter 90. Where is
it?








On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM Jochen Stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think so, Michael. Starbuck wants to distinguish between insult
> and outrage. Ahab hasn't called him names, he has made him furious, has
> filled him with indignation. That doesn't mean it's an escalation.
>
> Mike's feeling is justified, in my eyes. The earlier translations were
> wrong.
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> J
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