Moby Dick
The ship Pequod in the book Moby Dick encounters many ships along its voyage. The ships leave a foreshadowing image and warnings awaiting Ahab, captain of the Pequod, if he continues his pursuit of Moby Dick. Three ships that the Pequod encounters and receives warnings from are the Albatross, the Jeroboam, and the Delight. These warnings given by these ships eventually turn out to be fatal to Captain Ahab and the Pequod. First, the Albatross gave its warning to the Pequod in a silent manner. The Albatross was far away from home and looked as if it was in great need of repair. When Ahab says, “Ship ahoy! Have ye seen the White Whale”(202), the captain of the Albatross drops his reply horn in shock into the ocean. In addition, the school of fish that was swimming around the Pequod moved to swim around the Albatross showing a sign of desertion. In addition, like most whaling ships do, the captain of one of the ships did not go over to other ship to exchange conversation and other things. By observing these occurrences, it shows that the Albatross came across Moby Dick and almost didn’t make it back saf
In conclusion, it is revealed that Captain Ahab would have been better off following the advice and listening to the warnings of these three ships. The Albatross gave its silent warning and more of a foreshadowing result upon the Pequod if it continues its voyage. The Jeroboam verbally communicated to Captain Ahab their story of what happened to them and predicted the same result to Captain Ahab if he continued his voyage. The Delight’s warning was stronger and more direct to Captain Ahab than the other two ships. The Captain stated to Ahab that he would die just like the others if he continues to pursue Moby Dick, because no weapon can kill the Great White Whale. Ultimately, Captain Ahab decided to continue his voyage. As a result, despite the warnings of the Albatross, the Jeroboam, and the Delight, fatal disaster came upon Captain Ahab and all the crew of the Pequod, because of Captain Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick. Next, the Jeroboam was another example of a ship to give out its warning to the Pequod, but this time, its was a verbal warning. The captain, Mayhew, refuses to come aboard the Pequod because
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Approximate Word count = 754
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