LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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In Moby-Dick, what is one difference between Ahab and Starbuck?
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Ahab is reasonable; Starbuck is passionate.
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Ahab enjoys nature; Starbuck is suspicious of it.
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Ahab is pure-hearted; Starbuck is sinister.
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Ahab is obsessed; Starbuck is practical.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Starbuck and Ahab As a foil to Ahab, Starbuck’s actions seem even more logical and cautious when compared to the captain’s madness. Ahab is brash and bombastic, a larger-than life and dramatic figure, and the emotional side of the human psyche in the novel. Starbuck, on the other hand, is calculating and cautious.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: Starbuck is shown to be a model whale man and a hard-headed practical thinker. Ahab, on the other hand, is a man obsessed with vengeance who will stop at nothing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mainly, Starbuck thinks that Ahab is mad for seeking vengeance on Moby-Dick just because the whale was protecting himself against hunters by physically attacking them and their ships.
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