Ahab

Description

In this content, Ahab is the obsessive, one-legged captain of the Pequod, consumed by his quest for Moby Dick. He is shown as imperious and tormented, confronting his physical limitations through a new ivory leg crafted by the carpenter, and engaging in philosophical dialogues about existence, pain, and the metaphysical nature of loss. His interaction with Starbuck reveals his god-complex and refusal to be bound by ownership or conscience, while his encounter with the Samuel Enderby underscores his monomania, as he violently dismisses hospitality in his single-minded pursuit.