Fedallah
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Fedallah is a mysterious, prophetic Parsee harpooner who serves as Captain Ahab’s shadowy confidant in Herman Melville’s novel *Moby-Dick*.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parsee
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fictional character → harpooner → literary character → |
| alignment |
aligned with Ahab’s monomaniacal quest
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| appearsIn |
Moby-Dick
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| appearsInMedium |
novel
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| associatedWith |
Captain Ahab
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| bodyLocationAfterDeath |
lashed to Moby Dick’s side by tangled lines
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| createdBy |
Herman Melville
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| describedAs |
dark
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oriental → spectral → tall → |
| diesIn |
the final chase of Moby Dick
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| ethnicity |
Parsee
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| fictionalUniverse |
Moby-Dick universe
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| firstAppearance |
Moby-Dick, Chapter 48 "The First Lowering"
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| foretells |
that Ahab will die only after seeing two hearses
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that hemp will be involved in Ahab’s death → |
| genre |
American novel
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| hairStyle |
long, jet-black hair
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| leads |
a hidden Parsee whaleboat crew
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| loyaltyTo |
Captain Ahab
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| mannerOfDeath |
entangled in whale line
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| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of ominous prophecy
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foreshadowing device → |
| nationality |
Persian
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| notableFor |
leading a secret crew of Parsee sailors
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mysterious and ominous presence → prophecies about Ahab’s death → |
| occupation |
harpooner
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| questInvolvedIn |
Ahab’s hunt for Moby Dick
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| relationshipToAhab |
secret ally
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spiritual counselor → |
| religion |
Zoroastrianism
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| role |
Ahab’s personal harpooner
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Captain Ahab’s confidant → prophetic figure → shadowy advisor → |
| servesOn |
Pequod
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| symbolizes |
Ahab’s dark destiny
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doom → fatalism → |
| wears |
Chinese jacket
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turban → |
| workPublicationYear |
1851
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Moby-Dick
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hasCharacter |
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Pequod
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hasCrewMember |