Ghost

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Ghost is the sealing schooner commanded by the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen in Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional ship
sealing schooner
appearsIn The Sea-Wolf NERFINISHED
associatedWith brutality
philosophical conflict
authorNationalityContext American literature
cargo seal pelts
commandedBy Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED
condition seaworthy but harshly maintained
createdBy Jack London NERFINISHED
crewIncludes Death Larsen’s men (later in the story)
Humphrey Van Weyden NERFINISHED
Maud Brewster NERFINISHED
Thomas Mugridge NERFINISHED
crewTreatmentOnboard brutal
disciplineOnboard violent
fateInStory eventually disabled and abandoned (in the novel’s plot)
fictionalUniverse world of The Sea-Wolf
firstPublicationContext The Sea-Wolf (1904 novel) NERFINISHED
hasCaptain Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED
hasThemeContext conflict between intellect and brute force
social Darwinism at sea
homeWork seal-hunting grounds in the North Pacific
influences maritime adventure tropes involving brutal captains
languageOfWork English
literaryGenreContext adventure fiction
medium literature
narratedBy Humphrey Van Weyden (as character-narrator) NERFINISHED
narrativeArc site of Humphrey Van Weyden’s transformation
narrativeFunction primary setting for much of The Sea-Wolf
nationality unspecified in the novel
notableFor harsh conditions aboard
symbolizing Wolf Larsen’s dominance
operates illegally
operatesAs sealing vessel
ownership Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED
propulsion sail
registryStatus unregistered
relatedWork adaptations of The Sea-Wolf in film and television
sailsIn Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
settingOf events in The Sea-Wolf
shipType schooner
symbolizes brutal individualism
struggle for survival
temporalSetting late 19th century or early 20th century maritime era
usedFor seal hunting

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The Sea-Wolf shipName Ghost