QUESTION: Based on the novel you have read, write about a character you can look

up to and give reasons to support your answer.

Based on the novel "Moby Dick", the character I look up to is Ishmael. I choose
Ishmael because he is a brave person. This can be seen from the early event of the
story.

Ishmael has been a sailor earlier but decided to become a whaler instead as he is
a brave and adventurous person. He wants to visit exciting new places and to see the
whales. He loves his life on the ocean and it is never boring. He even feels sad when
he is not on the ship.

It is evident that Ishmael is a brave character when he signs up to be a whaler on

Pequod. However before that he meets an old man on the road, Elijah. Elijah warns
him of the danger ahead and the evil Captain Ahab, but this does not stop Ishmael
with his plan.

When he finally sees Starbuck on board, Ishmael has been warned again of the
dangers and risks. According to Starbuck, whaling is a hard life. He has to be strong
and fast and will have to be away from home for many years. Starbuck also tells
Ishmael about Captain Ahab whose leg is taken by a big whale. This again does not
make Ishmael change his mind.

In conclusion, Ishmael is the character I can look up to as he is brave. He has

shown that we have to be brave in facing challenges and adventures, and to
experience new things in life to succeed. I hope I can be like him when I grow up.