LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Starbuck is practical
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Starbuck is suspicious of nature
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Starbuck is passionate
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Starbuck is sinister
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ahab’s first mate, Starbuck is loyal, practical, ethical, and cautious, perhaps overly so. He does not want Ahab to attack Moby Dick, and recognized both the physical and moral danger of Ahab’s obsession, but he also lacks the passion and conviction to stand up to Ahab.
Detailed explanation-2: -Given their different personalities and levels of self-control, Ahab and Starbuck symbolize different levels of the human psyche. Ahab represents man’s emotional side, and Starbuck represents man’s reasonable side.
Detailed explanation-3: -“It’s the siren. She is not a real person, but we kind of think of her as one. She’s the biggest symbol of our brand, really, other than our partners (employees). She’s the face of it, ” Steve Murray said.