Based
on the novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville, the story unveils an adventure of
a young whaler, Ishmael, who narrated the story of his hunt for a white whale
with Captain Ahab. The character I admire the most is Captain Ahab is because he
was determined, resourceful, and courageous in killing Moby Dick, the white
whale.
Firstly,
Captain Ahab was determined to kill Moby Dick as he lost a leg when he fought Moby
Dick during his first encounter with the whale. He hated the whale so much because
he could not live a normal life without a leg. He wanted to kill the whale that
he offered some gold to his crew who saw the whale first. He even ignored
Starbuck’s advice to stop the ship to repair the barrels as he did not want to
lose a day’s sailing to look for the white whale. However, he changed his mind later
and asked his men to stop sailing.
Moreover,
Captain Ahab was also resourceful to kill the white whale that he brought along
another five men with Fedallah as their leader. Even though he has already a
crew who came from different countries on his ship, he still employed Fedallah
and his people as they were strong, fast and skillful whalers.
Lastly,
Captain Ahab himself was so courageous when he knew he was going to die if he
continued to chase after the white whale. He was not afraid of it as he really
wanted to kill it. Despite bad experiences in the first two days, he did not
give up though he was tired and couldn’t walk as he lost his whalebone leg.
When Fedallah went missing, he knew that it would end but he would not stop.
Therefore,
Captain Ahab was determined, resourceful and courageous despite death as he was
vengeful to kill Moby Dick. However, these qualities had led himself and his
men to a disaster.
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