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- # CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville, titled "CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING." It is extracted from the text file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter discusses the negative consequences of flogging as a form of punishment in the Navy.
## Context
This chapter is positioned within [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) between [CHAPTER XXXIII. A FLOGGING.](arke:01KG8AJRBPHFFD3WM83WT59YBT) and [CHAPTER XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL.](arke:01KG8AJRBSMWSS3C32ME91PJZ7), continuing the narrative's focus on the controversial practice of flogging in the naval environment. The novel and this chapter are part of the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
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