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- # CHAPTER 75. The Right Whale’s Head—Contrasted View.
## Overview
This is a section, specifically Chapter 75, titled "The Right Whale’s Head—Contrasted View," extracted from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*. It appears in lines 13122-13239 of the source text file.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale* and is contained within [BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM). The source file for this section is [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6), and it belongs to the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER 74. The Sperm Whale’s Head—Contrasted View.](arke:01KG8AM93K6WRZBFDHT4XEGDD8) and precedes [CHAPTER 76. The Battering-Ram.](arke:01KG8AM93VVYM5H4292QAQN57S).
## Contents
This section contrasts the head of the Right Whale with that of the Sperm Whale. It describes the Right Whale's head as resembling a "gigantic galliot-toed shoe" or a "shoemaker’s last." The chapter details features such as the F-shaped spout-holes, the "crown" or "bonnet" covered in barnacles, and the large, sulky lower lip. It also describes the inside of the whale's mouth, comparing it to an Indian wigwam and the great Haarlem organ, complete with "pipes" of whalebone and a "carpet" of tongue. The chapter discusses the whalebone's function in straining water for food and how whalemen attempt to estimate the whale's age using marks on the bone. The section concludes by contrasting the expressions of the Sperm Whale and Right Whale heads, suggesting the Right Whale possesses a "practical resolution in facing death." The section is further divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AP4P1KJN1RF64735YETH4) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AP4P102VHSGWQQNNHJQRE).
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