Melville☝️iz novel: anology for the devout Ahab's wish for castration.. I mean fink about it 🤔..a "sperm" whale called um "Dick" torments the poor faithful sea captain..the fella's bein' tormented by iz Id [i.e. sex drive] ain't it & ya know chasin' 'n' destroyin' it for.. um.."Purity's" sake ⁉️ 👌 👽