In Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick , which ailment of humankind is best symbolized by Ahab’s plight?

Ahab’s pursuit of the whale is driven by his fixation on the injury it caused him in the past. He turns that past suffering into an all-consuming desire for revenge, so his plight best symbolizes humankind’s obsession with the past. “Fear of the future” does not capture what motivates him.

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