Moby Dick
What does ishmael mean by saying that Queequeg is in a transition state
"Neither caterpillar nor butterfly"
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The comparison of Queequeg to a creature in the state of metamorphosis is apt, showing him to be a person in the state of transition, neither entirely part of a savage world nor fully accepted and integrated into civilized society.
