Which best explains the symbolism behind Melville’s comparison of Ahab to a solid bronze cast in Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick ?

A solid bronze cast suggests something hard, rigid, and unyielding. Melville uses the image to emphasize Ahab’s fixed determination and refusal to bend from his pursuit of the whale. So the comparison symbolizes the inflexible nature of Ahab’s character.

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