Queequeg And Ishmael Analysis

At around 6 o’clock that day, Queequeg and Ishmael notice that there are sailors that are beginning to board the Pequod. They figure that the Pequod is leaving sooner or later. While making their way towards the ship, the two run into Elijah. Elijah asks if there were four or five men that boarded the ship, Ishmael replies with a yes and explains that it was hard to tell because of how dim it was outside. The two board the ship taking notice that it seems empty. The two wonder where Captain Ahab is. The two ask a lonely man named Starbuck aboard the ship and he says that Captain Ahab has already boarded the ship and is in his cabin. The next morning, the sailors begin to board the ship. As everyone in the ship was being prepared to leave there was still no sign of Captain Ahab. At around 12 …show more content…
Flask is a short man with a little weight on him. His shipmates call him the “King-Post” because of his closely resemblance to Arctic Whalers. Each of the shipmates heads a company of whalers to go after whales, also known as “squires.” In Starbuck’s squire, there is a man known as Tashtego who also comes from Martha’s Vineyard living in a town called Gay Head. Tashtego has a mix of Indian in him. In Stubb’s squire was an African-American man named Ahasuerus Daggoo who Ishmael describes him as barbaric of some sorts. One day as the Pequod continued on its voyage, Captain Ahab emerged from his living quarters below the deck. Ishmael describes Captain Ahab as a giant, broad man who is tough and as dignity. However, Ahab is scarred emotionally and physically from his encounter with the giant whale that left him a wooden leg. Ahab has a scar also on his body from an unknown occurrence. On the ship, Ahab maintains a strong, brute authoritarian figure on the ship being very direct to his fellow whalers. Ishmael discusses what the meaning of Cetology, which is the study of