What does the artificial leg likely symbolize to Ahab and the reader? Check the two best answers

Ahab’s artificial leg was made from a whale’s jawbone after Moby-Dick injured him, so it serves as a lasting reminder of the whale and fuels Ahab’s hatred of it. It can also symbolize nature’s destructive power: the whale, a force of nature, permanently damaged Ahab. The leg does not suggest that Ahab dislikes sailing or represent rolling waves.

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