I don't know this book, but I can infer that Ralph may be in a tricky/dangerous social situation, and may have to be aware of the people around him and their intentions.
These lines signify the victory in the civil war of the Union.
Explanation:
These lines by Walt Whitman were eulogizing Abraham Lincoln after his death.
These lines start by relating that the battle that they were fighting in his leadership is now won,
The battle here is the civil war.
This is described by the narrative strategy of metaphor in which the ship is the Union force and the sea is the war and the war was now won but the captain of the ship who is supposed to be Lincoln is no longer there so the victory does not seem to him complete.
answer: it is common knowledge that animals out in the wild usually run or fly away if a human walks up to them.
Answer: It was about how people should be treated equally, no matter who they were, and everyone should have freedom to do as they please.
