Queequeg

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Queequeg is a tattooed Polynesian harpooner and close companion of Ishmael in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," known for his bravery, skill at sea, and dignified, enigmatic presence.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian
fictional character
harpooner
literary character
appearsIn Moby-Dick
associatedWith Nantucket
New Bedford NERFINISHED
whaling
bodyDecoration tattoos
builds coffin
closeCompanionOf Ishmael
coffinLaterBecomes life-buoy for Ishmael
creator Herman Melville
deathStatusAtEnd presumed dead with crew of the Pequod
employer Captain Ahab
ethnicity Polynesian
father chief of Kokovoko
firstAppearance Moby-Dick
friendOf Ishmael
genre American literature
homeIsland Kokovoko
homeIslandAlsoSpelled Rokovoko
homeIslandDescribedAs not down in any map
language broken English
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
literaryRole deuteragonist
meets Ishmael at the Spouter-Inn
nationality fictional Polynesian
notableFor bravery
dignified presence
enigmatic personality
skill at sea
occupation harpooner
partOf crew of the Pequod
relationshipToNarrator central companion of Ishmael
religion pagan
rescues several crew members
servesOnShip Pequod
sharesBedWith Ishmael
signsOnTo whaling voyage on the Pequod
socialStatusInHomeland prince
symbolism cross-cultural friendship
cultural otherness
nobility of the so-called savage
travelsTo New England
weapon harpoon
worships Yojo

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