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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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.... never been defeated, and has
attacked and sunk entire ships. Ahab admits he hates Moby Dick for taking
his leg away, and wants revenge. The crew agree to this challenge, and
swear to hunt him down. The only who is not excited about hunting down
Moby Dick is first-mate Starbuck.
For many months, the Pequod sails South, through the Atlantic,
around the Cape of Good Hope (the southern tip of Africa), and into the
Indian Ocean. Along the way, they kill and drain the spermaceti oil from
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