![]() ![]() ![]() Impressed, the narrator decides to accept his teachings, returning to Ishmael's office throughout the story.įrom this point on, the novel is a Socratic dialogue between the narrator and Ishmael, as they seek to uncover “how things came to be this way” in the world. Communicating with him in this fashion, the narrator learns Ishmael’s background - in which the gorilla was stolen from the wild and displayed in a menagerie, then rescued by a Holocaust survivor who taught him his name and how to learn. The gorilla, named Ishmael, can communicate telepathically. Behind the gorilla is a sign that reads "With man gone, will there be hope for gorilla?" (9). Nonetheless, he responds to the ad, and finds that the teacher is a gorilla. Apply in person" (4).Īt first, he is angry, as it reminds him of the counterculture movement of the 1960s, which he participated in only to discover that there was no easy way to save the world. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Ishmael begins when the nameless narrator finds a newspaper ad that reads: "Teacher seeks pupil. ![]()
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