Call him Ishmael. Call him out for his unreliable narration. But call on him for a knife when the tension needs cutting!
Ahab is more than just the Pequod's Captain. He's a man consumed by vengeance, and a figure who instills the deepest apprehension in his crew. In Chapter 28 of Moby Dick, Melville masterfully captures the unease felt as Ahab emerges from his quarters. His monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale casts a black shadow over every man, and the men, sensing the madness beneath his silent intensity, question whether they're following a charismatic leader or a doomed man on an unstoppable collision course with fate.
Chapter 28 salutes one of literature’s most formidable characters...and how skilfully Melville brings him to life.