Because he bit Capitain Ahab's leg off.
It wasn't a right whale. It was a giant white whale that bit his leg off on a previous voyage. The book is based on a partly true story that happened off the cape in the late 1800's. The name of the book is Moby Dick. It is really a good read.
Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick" seeks revenge on the white whale Moby Dick for biting off his leg in a previous encounter. Ahab becomes obsessed with hunting and killing Moby Dick to satisfy his thirst for vengeance and to assert his dominance over the whale.
Because he took off Ahab's lower left leg in a previous encounter.
flask and stubb
flask and stubb
right whale
The crew member that Flask heard telling Captain Ahab about the right whale was Fedallah, one of the harpooneers. Fedallah identifies the right whale as Moby Dick, the infamous white whale that Ahab is obsessed with hunting.
Fedallah
Help him find his missing son who was on a whale boat
The crew in Stubb's whaleboat killed the whale.
Captain Ahab did not kill the whale in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. Instead, the whale, Moby Dick, kills Captain Ahab by dragging him underwater during a final confrontation.
Ahab is the captain of the Pequod, the ship going out to hunt Moby-Dick, the white whale.
Captain Ahab is the character who hunted Moby Dick in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.
After Captain Ahab climbed to the top of the mast to look for the white whale, he spotted Moby Dick in the distance. He became consumed by his obsession and vowed to pursue the whale relentlessly, leading to their fateful final encounter.
Captain Ahab devotes his life to catching the great whale in "Moby Dick." Driven by his obsession for revenge against the whale that took his leg, Ahab leads his crew on a relentless pursuit of Moby Dick, which ultimately leads to tragic consequences.