Question

Which best explains the purpose of the first two paragraphs of Chapter 28 of moby dic?

A.) They provide background information on the tasks required of the crew on a whaling ship.
B.) They explain Ahab’s inner motivation for sequestering himself inside his cabin.
C.) They lead the reader into a description of the novel’s main character, Ahab.
D.) They give the reader a detailed description of the crew’s ship, the Pequod.

Answer 1

They lead the reader into a description of the novel’s main character, Ahab.

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Answer 2

C.) They lead the reader into a description of the novel’s main character, Ahab.

Captain Ahab is the main character in Moby Dic written by Herman Melville. He is the captain of a whaling ship called Pequod. Capitain Ahab lost his leg on a voyage when it was bitten by a white whale called Moby Dic. Ahab has to wear a prosthetic leg. He wants revenge and he uses his ship abd his crew to hunt the whale.