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- # CHAPTER VIII. HE IS PUT INTO THE LARBOARD WATCH; GETS SEA-SICK; AND RELATES SOME OTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCES
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel *Redburn: His First Voyage*. It is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection and was extracted from the file "redburn.txt". The chapter covers lines 1529 to 1793 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter follows "CHAPTER VII. HE GETS TO SEA AND FEELS VERY BAD" and precedes "CHAPTER IX. THE SAILORS BECOMING A LITTLE SOCIAL, REDBURN CONVERSES WITH THEM". It is a component of the larger work, *Redburn: His First Voyage*, a novel by Herman Melville.
## Contents
Chapter VIII details the protagonist's initial experiences at sea. He is assigned to the larboard watch and begins to suffer from seasickness. The narrative includes his observations of the ship's hierarchy, the interactions between officers and sailors, and his personal struggles with adapting to life aboard the vessel. The chapter also touches upon his past commitments to a temperance society and his initial encounters with a sailor from Greenland, highlighting cultural differences and the protagonist's evolving understanding of the world.
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