The chapter begins with Ishmael, the narrator, describing his first glimpse of Ahab on the streets of New Bedford. Ishmael is struck by Ahab's imposing figure and his noticeable limp, which is the result of his previous encounter with the white whale, Moby Dick. Ishmael notes that Ahab has a "strange sort of dignity" about him and is "unlike any other man" he has ever seen. Ishmael then tells the story of Ahab's previous encounter with Moby Dick, in which the whale bit off Ahab's leg. Ishmael describes how Ahab has become obsessed with the whale and is now consumed with a desire for revenge. He has outfitted his ship, the Pequod, with harpoons and other weapons designed to help him track down and kill the whale.
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