Which best explains Melville’s reason for describing how the sight of Ahab causes “foreboding shivers” in the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick?

The phrase “foreboding shivers” signals that the narrator senses something ominous about Ahab before fully understanding him. This makes readers anticipate danger or conflict and creates a suspenseful mood. The description is not mainly comparing the two characters or presenting a solution to a problem.

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