Moby Dick: The Characters And Plot
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There are numerous characters in Moby Dick, but only a few of them
have any impact on the story. A common sailor named Ishmael is the
narrator. The book, however, focuses on Captain Ahab, the one-legged
commander of the whaling ship Pequod. Ahab has sworn to kill the gigantic
whale Moby Dic ....
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.... are told the captain of the ship is named Ahab. Peleg and
Bildad say that he is a good man, but because of some strange illness, he
is confined to his cabin.
On Christmas day, and with Ahab still in his cabin, the Pequod sets
sail in the Atlantic. As the weather begins to warm up (several months
after leaving port), Ahab is finally seen on deck. The strangest thing
about Ahab is his leg. Instead of flesh and bone, he has a white ivory peg
leg.
As the weeks wear on, Ahab starts to becom ....
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