The revenge that Captain Ahab seeks on Moby Dick not only consumes himself, but puts his crew in danger due to his reckless behavior while chasing the giant sperm whale. Readers again see Starbuck disagree with Captain Ahab’s decision to pursue Moby Dick, saying “if it fairly comes in the way of the business we follow; but I came here to hunt whales, not my commander’s vengeance” (Melville 139). Starbuck claims the hunt for Moby Dick is only costing the crew money and putting them into a situation of danger trying to find a destructive creature out in the deep sea. The safety of the crew is not one of Ahab’s concerns, he will continue to pursue the path of Moby Dick even if his crew does not. An encounter that the crew of the Pequod witnessed
