Captain Ahab

Japanese: Captain Ahab(英語表記)CaptainAhab
Captain Ahab

…Ishmael, despairing of life on land, boards the whaling ship Pequod with Queequeg, a native of the South Seas. Captain Ahab believes that Moby Dick, the white whale that bit off one of his legs, is the embodiment of all evil in the world and vows to take revenge. First mate Starbuck opposes Ahab on the grounds of reason and faith, but is powerless against Ahab's intense ego. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Captain Ahab" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…陸上の生活に絶望したイシュマエルは,南海の原住民クイークエグとともに捕鯨船ピークオド号に乗り組む。船長エーハブCaptain Ahabは,自分の片足を嚙み取った白い鯨モービー・ディックこそこの世のあらゆる悪の化身だと信じ,復讐を誓っている。一等運転士スターバックは,理性と信仰の立場からエーハブに反対するが,彼の強烈なエゴの前には無力である。…

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