character sketch of captain Ahab
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Moby is narrated by a character called Ishmael. The first line, in fact, is very famous: ''Call me Ishmael.'' While Ishmael narrates the novel, however, Moby's main character is Captain Ahab, a whaling captain obsessed with a quest for revenge against the white whale (Moby) who destroyed one of his legs.
The most important aspect of Captain Ahab's appearance is his leg, which was severed at the knee in a whaling accident. His prosthetic leg is made out of whale bone. Captain Ahab is obsessed with his missing limb. It drives his quest for vengeance. Aside from his leg, Captain Ahab's appearance is terrifying and intense. He has gray hair, a scorched face, and a giant scar running down his face and torso.
Captain Ahab is insane. Ishmael describes him as crazy and evil personified. At one point in the novel, he meets another whaling captain who also lost a limb to the whale Moby. This captain, however, differs from Captain Ahab in that he has made peace with his missing limb and realizes that Moby is too powerful to capture. Captain Ahab is too fixated on Moby to realize that the whale is just an animal and is operating out of self-preservation. For Captain Ahab, it is intensely personal and he is willing to die in pursuit of his quest..
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Moby is narrated by a character called Ishmael. The first line, in fact, is very famous: ''Call me Ishmael.'' While Ishmael narrates the novel, however, Moby's main character is Captain Ahab, a whaling captain obsessed with a quest for revenge against the white whale (Moby) who destroyed one of his legs.
The most important aspect of Captain Ahab's appearance is his leg, which was severed at the knee in a whaling accident. His prosthetic leg is made out of whale bone. Captain Ahab is obsessed with his missing limb. It drives his quest for vengeance. Aside from his leg, Captain Ahab's appearance is terrifying and intence.
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