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- # CHAPTER II. REDBURN’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel "[Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP)" by Herman Melville. The chapter, labeled "CHAPTER II. REDBURN’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME," is extracted from the text file "[redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF)" and spans lines 378 to 545. The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter follows "[CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM](arke:01KG8AJNGCKYBSPHFM2K2S5VD3)" and precedes "[CHAPTER III. HE ARRIVES IN TOWN](arke:01KG8AJNGCKA676R3K250S8MC6)" within the novel. The novel itself is contained within the larger "Melville Complete Works" collection. The text was extracted from the file "redburn.txt", which is a plain text file.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter details Redburn's departure from his home. It describes his farewell to his family, his journey, and his feelings of disillusionment and bitterness towards the world. The chapter is divided into three chunks. The first chunk describes Redburn's farewell to his family and his departure. The second chunk describes his feelings of alienation and poverty on a steamboat. The third chunk describes a confrontation with a ticket collector on the steamboat.
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