Pequod

Ahab has to believe in god because he knows he must strike and kill it to become the one that obtains all power. Ahab, the captain of the Pequod, remains on a mission that ultimately consumes him and creates an obsessive force—the mission revolves solely around putting the white whale to an end. It is said that Moby Dick is the reason for Ahab’s peg leg, and his resolution was to seek revenge, “Moby Dick that dismasted me; Moby Dick that brought me to this dead stump I stand on now… it was that accursed

The story Moby Dick depicts how the Captain of Pequod, Ahab, unceasingly chased for revenge the white whale named Moby Dick. There are lots of symbols that can be seen in the story. One of those are the following: •Captain Ahab- the pequod obssessed captain whom loses his leg in an encounter with a spermwhale on his last voyage. Therefore, he uses a false leg that was made by sperm whale's jaw. He considered Moby Dick as an enemy. This can be observed in Chapter 36 wherein Ahab sees Moby Dick as

face. Personality Traits : Good-humored, easy, careless, jolly and cool in moments of crisis Physical Description : Always has a pipe in his mouth, and a very big smile on his face. Setting (time) =· 1830s or 1840s Setting (place) =· Boarding The Pequod In Nantucket, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans

As exemplified from the very beginning of this book, Starbuck continues to be one of the only voices of reason aboard the Pequod. He continues to urge Ahab to make the most logical decisions, and continues to offer his advice, even though Ahab often does not heed it. When the barrels were leaking, it was Starbuck who suggested pulling them above deck. When Ahab first encountered Moby Dick, it was Starbuck who maneuvered the ship in between Ahab’s wrecked boat and the beast. It was also Starbuck who

Friendship: Queequeg and Ishmael have a brotherhood that is a central theme of the novel. When the two smoke together and vow to share with each other materials and hardships, Queequeg defines them “wedded”. This interracial friendship was a leap for Melville, but crucial in order for the readers to understand the two. Ishmael takes his friendship with Queequeg and extends it to his fellow shipmates. He even squeezes other men’s hands while squeezing spermaceti in the tubs. Other characters, Ahab

believe that there is any higher power that he needs to submit his will to. There is no higher authority to him than that of his own, which makes the contradiction effective. This air of mystery that surrounds the appearance of the captain of the Pequod is ultimately broken in chapter 28 entitled “Ahab”. In this chapter, Ishmael is finally able to finally look upon Captain

inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come” (102). Starbuck looks like a strong whaler: he is in shape and has energy that will last him a long time. But though Ahab leads the Pequod, he looks much worse for wear. Not only does he have a huge scar and a whale bone for a leg, he has a “grim aspect” (109) about him, and looks “like a man cut away from the stake” (108). Ahab’s wild, mishmash body shows he doesn’t care that his body

Self-Identity and Nationalism in Melville’s Moby-Dick When I was first introduced to Moby-Dick, and even for many years afterwards, it was always touted as the great American novel—the product of a distinctly American literary mind that not only represents American literature, but is one of the greatest contributions that America has given to literary studies worldwide. But Moby-Dick should be representative of American literature, particularly considering the period that it was written in, there

Ahab as the Hero of Moby Dick     One might think it a difficult task to find a tragic hero hidden in the pages of Moby Dick. Yet, there is certainly potential for viewing Ahab as heroic despite unfavorable responses to him by the reader. In the original formula coming from the Greeks, the tragic hero had to be a high-born individual of elevated status possessed of a fatal flaw which resulted in their downfall. With Othello Shakespeare redefined elevated status to include position alone

Seeking revenge is never a good thing, no matter how much one has been wronged. In the case of Captain Ahab in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, he is seeking revenge against a white whale called Moby Dick. Prior to the start of the story, the whale had bitten off Ahab’s leg, leaving the captain in a a fragile physical and mental state seeking vengeance. In the assigned reading of Moby-Dick, readers are able to examine how the Captain Ahab’s obsession with finding Moby Dick slowly leads to a digression