Moby Dick According to Ishmael, what is chief among his motives for the voyage? Moby Dick Asked by isabel a #218239 on 12/6/2011 9:32 AM Last updated by Aslan on 12/6/2011 9:38 AM
When given a motive for going to sea Ishmael writes:"Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself."