What does Ahab say to Starbuck?

‘ Ahab seized a loaded musket from the rack and pointing it towards Starbuck exclaimed, ‘There is one God that is Lord over the earth, and one Captain that is lord over the Pequod. — ON DECK!’

What is the purpose of the journey according to Starbuck?

What is Starbuck’s intention for the journey and how does he feel about why Moby Dick kills? Starbucks intention for the journey is that the reason why Moby Dick kills is because, they are killing the other whales to and he is just trying to protect themselves.

What does it mean to hoist the Burtons?

Begone!” Up Burtons: raise the burtons—a kind of light tackle used for hoisting. Break out: lift all the barrels of oil out of the cargo hold.

Why was Ahab obsessed with the White Whale?

Anthropomorphizing the White Whale Part of Ahab’s obsession for revenge comes from the fact that he believes the White Whale deliberately injured him, just like a human would, and cannot look at him as simply an animal who behaved as animals do.

What does Ahab’s peg leg symbolize?

Finally, Ahab’s worn out peg leg represents his energy and determination, as his work and constant activity wear the leg out before they do his resilience.

How are Starbuck and Ahab similar?

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.

Do you think Starbuck and Ahab will make up angry with each other?

We can infer from the above passage that Starbuck has a love-hate feeling for Ahab, and again, despises his mission. But he is too heavy-hearted to put up a fight with Ahab. He does not like that he must obey Ahab’s orders, and yet he doesn’t have it in him to rebel.

What are Burtons on a ship?

The purchase which extends from the heads of the topmast to the deck in square-rigged ships and is used for hoisting sails aloft when it is required to bend them onto the yards.

What is hoisting tackle?

Dictionary of Nautical Terms. hoisting-tackle. A whip, a burton, or greater purchase, as yard-arm tackles, &c.

How does Starbuck interpret Ahab’s obsession?

Starbuck believes that Ahab’s obsession with the whale is emotionally impulsive and suicidal. Starbuck, who is a religeous man, feels that it is folly for a man to have a vendetta against an animal, one of God’s own creatures.