Who is Ismael and why would I want to call anyone else by his name?
2007-01-25 18:55:20 · 11 answers · asked by Koozie 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oh, duh, I knew that...
2007-01-25 19:01:40 · update #1
Because of the biblical Ishmael, the name now symbolizes orphans, exiles, and social outcasts. People think it was used in Moby Dick because that guy may have said 'call me Ishmael' because he went out to sea and away from society.
That's basically what wikipedia claims.
2007-01-25 19:04:49 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call me Ishmael is the first line of Moby Dick.
2007-01-26 03:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by zeroartmac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is the first line in the book Moby Dick
2007-01-26 02:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It came from the novel Moby Dick
2007-01-26 02:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first line in Moby Dick. "Call me Ishmael."
2007-01-26 02:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by Barefoot Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moby dick! first high school production I acted in, *sigh* now I feel old...that was about 8 years ago.
2007-01-26 03:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by supagrrrl84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moby Dick
2007-01-26 03:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by Bren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moby Dick
2007-01-26 02:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was from the book, 'Moby Dick'
2007-01-26 02:58:57 · answer #9 · answered by intenseone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The VD hospital.
2007-01-26 03:01:34 · answer #10 · answered by PartyTime 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋