Why didn't he just bring a gun? Is he stupid?
>>24775085The real question was why he didn't use his knife the cut the fish into pieces to haul on to the boat.
>>24775085Why didn't he bring help, where's Ishmael and Queequeg and Starbuck when you need them?
>>24775085>a gun to shoot a fishdo americans really?
>>24775085Because he's a fish so he has no opposable thumbs (or even hands) to operate a gun.
>>24775131The alternative is following the fish for 72 hours.