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Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 28 of MobyDick with a description of Ahab’s physical absence above the ship’s hatches for several days?

to show that Ahab has no real command over his ship
to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on deck more dramatic
to show that Ahab is no longer interested in the whale hunt
to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on deck predictable

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Melville begins Chapter 28 of Moby Di-ck with a description of Ahab’s physical absence above the ship’s hatches for several days to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on deck more dramatic.

One of the important theme in the novel “Moby Di-ck” is about the relationship between nature and man. The novel is about a man, Ahab, who goes out in the natural world to disturb the balance of nature by killing the animals. Though at the end of the novel, it is the nature who remains unchanged and the man has to witness a failure.  Ahab had a strong belief in the fate because of which he thinks that it is in his destiny to slay down the whale. The desire for revenge exists stands secondary for him. He combines his egoism with the feeling of revenge and moves on to destroy the whale. He ignores the prophecies about the destruction that will cause to his ship and himself if he moved on. In the end, he falls prey to his own destruction causing his identity to extinct.

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Melville begins Chapter 28 of MobyD with a description of Ahab’s physical absence above the ship’s hatches for several days to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on the deck more dramatic. MobyD is a novel that tells about a whaler named Ahab and his crew who are obsessed with conquering whale.

EXPLANATION

For several days after leaving Nantucket, Captain Ahab was not seen on the ship. The supreme ruler and their dictator were in his private cabin. The crew was relieved by this. But even though it's not visible to the eye, his aura penetrates to the outside of the cabin. In his cabin, he was seen only standing in his pivot hole, or sitting on his ivory chair.

Once, Captain Ahab just stood tall, staring straight out of the bow of the ship. Seen the infinite fortitude of his determination. Strengthened his heart to reach his goal of sailing. But he did not speak a word even to his officers as well. After they had been on vacation for several days, it seemed that Captain Ahab was gradually recovering. The conditions above in order to make the story more dramatic.  

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If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend you to also take a look at the following questions:

• In Herman Melville’s MobyD, what happened to Ahab in his previous encounter with Moby D?

https://brainly.com/question/10391496

KEYWORD: Herman Melville, Ahab, literature  

Subject: English

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: MobyD

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