Essay Archive - Moby Dick: The Characters and Plot
Moby Dick: The Characters and Plot
There are numerous characters in Moby Dick, but only a few of them
have any impact on the story. A common sailor named Ishmael is the
narrator. The book, however, focuses on Captain Ahab, the one-legged
commander of the whaling ship Pequod. Ahab has sworn to kill the gigantic
whale Moby Dick, who took away his leg. Starbuck is the first mate of the
Pequod. Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo are the three harpooners.
The story begins with Ishmael becoming restless. He decides to go
out to sea on a whaling ship. In the port of New Bedford, he meets and
shares a room with a harpooner named....
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