Chapter 51 46．Sensitive

Captain Ahab was almost exhausted by his own unalterable purpose.Even so, he is still full of confidence that he must catch Moby Dick at the last moment, and this will definitely be achieved. To accomplish this end, Captain Ahab is ready to make sacrifices, he can give up everything. Though Captain Ahab's thoughts were preoccupied with Moby Dick, he would not give up the chance of killing other sperm whales. Firstly, this is because of his professional habits, and secondly, it may be an exaggeration to say that the hatred and vindictiveness towards Moby Dick extended to all the sperm whales.

Killing one after another like this, sooner or later, Moby Dick will be doomed. In order to achieve his goal, Captain Ahab must use all his strength, including people and tools. For Captain Ahab, the leader and commander of the revenge plan, all the people under him can be regarded as his tools. And people are the most difficult to control. Take, for example, the relationship between Captain Ahab and Starbuck.In the eyes of Captain Ahab, Starbuck is an honest and capable person, and he admires himself very much. His own charm has a great influence on him, and it will influence him to obey and execute his will.

However, Captain Ahab also knew in his heart that Starbuck disapproved and even hated his finding Moby Dick and fighting to the death in his heart, although he did not show it now. If one day, Starbucks feels that he can successfully prevent Captain Ahab's plan, he will stand up and do his best to destroy the plan. There will be a long process between now and the discovery of Moby Dick. During this process, Starbuck will stand up against Captain Ahab at any time, and there must be many people who support him. Therefore, Captain Ahab has made up his mind that he must conceal his thoughts about the fight to the death with Moby Dick, and especially, he must not let this matter appear terrifying.

Although those sailors cheered and supported their call so strongly, it was hard to say how much determination and will they had. They didn't always think about Moby Dick in their minds, because they themselves and Moby Dick were not the same. There is no mortal hatred. Everything changes, like the ocean, and all in the blink of an eye. Captain Ahab knew these sailors, their excitement came and went quickly, and if they had been fully aware of the danger, they would not have risked their lives to hunt the white whale for themselves, at least not willingly. However, Captain Ahab also deeply understands their other side. If he gives them enough benefits and benefits, then they will be content to work for him.

Money can help Captain Ahab, so Captain Ahab thought: the sailors must not lose hope in money, otherwise, they will even rebel against themselves when they are desperate. In addition, he has to appease Starbuck, continue to exert influence on him, care and respect him, and must not aggravate Starbuck's uncooperative psychology due to his inappropriateness. Starbuck saw through Captain Ahab's heart more clearly than anyone else, and Captain Ahab was very worried about this. Now, he regretted a little, regretted that he had revealed the ultimate purpose of hunting the white whale prematurely because of a momentary impulse, and he was worried that someone would accuse him of being a public servant for personal gain in his heart.

For Captain Ahab, he must unswervingly realize his established goal, but there are many potential dangers and unfavorable factors, he must always be on guard against the occurrence of these dangers, and use all means to eliminate or at least control these bad signs . You have to hide your motives, and everything needs to be carried out according to normal procedures and methods. The last moment has not yet come. If the sailor could see that he had no interest in anything other than Moby Dick, he would be finished. Captain Ahab remembered this deeply.