woof weaving
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- interblending with warp
- description
- The crosswise threads in weaving, which are interlaced with the warp and are influenced by the weaver's actions, symbolizing 'chance' and 'free will' in the sword-mat metaphor.
- role_in_weaving
- crosswise threads
- symbolizes
- Chance, Free Will
Relationships
- influenced_byChance (philosophical concept)
- description
- The Narrator considers Queequeg's impulsive and indifferent sword, which shapes the woof, to symbolize chance.
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- Queequeg’s impulsive, indifferent sword, sometimes hitting the woof slantingly, or crookedly, or strongly, or weakly, as the case might be; and by this difference in the concluding blow producing a corresponding contrast in the final aspect of the completed fabric; this savage’s sword, thought I, which thus finally shapes and fashions both warp and woof; this easy, indifferent sword must be chance
- influenced_byFree Will (philosophical concept)
- description
- The Narrator considers the shaping of the woof, especially through his own hand as a shuttle, to represent free will.
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- I ply my own shuttle and weave my own destiny
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- 2026-03-02T00:03:42.192Z
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