Moby+Dick

Juxtaposition in Moby Dick In the novel written by Herman Melville, two characters come to mind when thinking of juxtaposition: Captain Ahab, and his first mate Starbuck. Captain Ahab is on a personal vendetta to kill the great white whale Moby Dick and Starbuck is the only man on board who openly opposes Ahab's decision to get the entire crew of the ship involved. Starbuck is all for making money, killing whales, and taking their valuable oil. Ahab on the other hand is leaning towards the hunt of one whale that will end up killing them all, he has no regard for the members of the whaling squad.