On the third day after Ahab finally sights Moby Di.ck, the great whale attacks the boat. Moby Di.ck rams the <em>Pequod</em> and sinks it. Afterwards, Ahab is caught in a harpoon line, resulting in his death. The sinking ship creates a vortex which begins sucking in everything that surrounds it, including the remaining whaleboats and men. The only survivor of this catastrophe is Ishmael.
it shows that the character doesn't want others to see how they are really feeling, this could be an act of foreshadowing meaning that later on they do end up showing their true feelings
