What do you think is the importance of the "ile" for Captain Keeney, since he declares it is not money that motivates his stubborn pursuit of whale oil?

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Read "Ile," by Eugene O'Neill.

What do you think is the importance of the "ile" for Captain Keeney, since he declares it is not money that motivates his stubborn pursuit of whale oil?

Captain Keeney´s interest in going back only when they have a "full ship" has to do with the sense of tradition and personal pride that he craves.

Explanation:

O'Neill´s play in one-act describes the story of a whaling ship stuck in ice for a year because the captain refuses to go back without the amount of whale oil they are supposed to collect.

The title is a reference to the pronunciation of the word oil among whale fishermen of New England.

self-monitoring is in other words holding back your emotions for the better good. usually, people who can't hold their excitement, temper, or any other emotions, need to self-monitor themselves.   lol

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to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.