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Which best explains why Melville refers to Captain Ahab as “supreme lord and dictator” in the first paragraph of Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick?
to show that Captain Ahab trusts his crew to make decisions for him
to show that Captain Ahab distributes power equally among his crew
to show that Captain Ahab is the only decision maker on board the ship
to show that Captain Ahab is the only person allowed to work on deck

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to show that Captain Ahab is the only decision maker on board the ship

Explanation: calling him “supreme lord and dictator” emphasizes Ahab’s absolute, authoritarian control over the Pequod — he centralizes command and issues orders, not sharing power or delegating decision-making to the crew.