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