Queequeg is my favorite character so far. His outward appearance causes strangers to be prejudiced against him, but he doesn't hold any prejudices against anyone. His culture and actions are also amusing. He gets married to another man by smoking a pipe with him and beats up a random sailor. Cool gent imo.
Ahab, I'm a sucker for the captains. I admire his ability to rouse the crew to his quest and his tale is strikeing. However mad he is he retains enough skills to stear his crew to his own diobolical perposes.
I would have to agree with the others and say that Queequeg is my favorite character. He is sincere and has his own personal morals and opinions that make him appealing. Also, he does seem like the type of friend that is there to the end and I admire how he does not judge others.
I am definitely a fan of Stubb for both his easy-going nature and his obsessive collection of pipes. Not that chain smoking is good for you or anything. I also appreciate his 11th and 12th commandments: think not, and sleep when you can, respectively.
My favorite character is Flask. He is extremely relaxed and upbeat about the expedition. His attitude helps to relax the rest of the crew and lightens the mood on the ship. He could serve as a stabilizing force throughout the journey. He reminds me of myself sometimes.
My favorite character is also Queequeg. The mysterious aspects to him, such as his tatoo markings, and rituals, makes him a really interesting character. His great harpooning skills does not make him a cocky man, instead he his a genuine friend to Ishmale. His subtle humor remarks is a nice contrast to his physical appearance of a large, intimidating man.
I am definitely fond of Cap'n Ahab. It is not often that you come across people, who can be considered crazy, driven, planning, intelligent, and inspirational all at the same time! And when you do come across people like that in history, the are Big Name people. For example, Adolf Hitler. He was crazy, he was also very driven. He obviously planned, because conquering half of Europe take some planning and intelligence. He was also rousing and inpirational, thats why so many people followed him! A less grim example of someone displaying those characteristics is a C.S. Lewis, or a Mother Teresa. These people did not have the power to force others to listen, people just did because they were captivated...thus CS Lewis being one of the best selling authors ever, and Mother Teresa basically a household name. So yea...Ahab is my man.
Starbuck is my favorite charcter so far. He is calm, collected, and disagrees with the motivation of the expedition (which I also disagree with!). He seems much more mature than other charcters in the book and does not let the intensity of whaling rile his emotions up. He is a man of his word and provides us with a character of sanity. We see in chapter 48 just exactly how calm of a charcter he is when he comments on Flasks' crazy antics.. "Look at that chap now..He's got fits, that Flask has. Fits? yes give him fits--that's the very word--pitch fits into 'em."
Obviously Queequeg has stolen my heart! He is a truly interesting character; complex, original, the friend we all would love to have. Many times after reading of his heroic endeavors I have said to myself, "I wish I had a cannibal friend."
Perhaps the fact that I see much of myself in Ishmael further explains my attachment to Queequeg.
My favorite character so far has also been Queequeg. I like how Melville uses him in the novel and shows how different people view him. I like how some people view him as a cannibalistic savage, but some like Ishmael really get to know him and see that he is not much of a savage at all. I like the message of "Don't judge a book by its cover" when we think about Queequeg. I find myself waiting in each chapter for some appearance of Queequeg to see what he will do next.
Tashtego is my favorite character so far because he's very relaxed and enjoys his food. I feel that I can completely relate to him in terms of appetite and appreciation for food. It's also very funny that he teases Doughboy. Mean, but funny, nevertheless.
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Queequeg obviously is the best character in the book. Who else just reaches across the breakfast table to harpoon a piece of steak?
-Nautilus
Queequeg is my favorite character so far. His outward appearance causes strangers to be prejudiced against him, but he doesn't hold any prejudices against anyone. His culture and actions are also amusing. He gets married to another man by smoking a pipe with him and beats up a random sailor. Cool gent imo.
Mr. Mister
Ahab, I'm a sucker for the captains. I admire his ability to rouse the crew to his quest and his tale is strikeing. However mad he is he retains enough skills to stear his crew to his own diobolical perposes.
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AeolusEast
-Decrenee
I would have to agree with the others and say that Queequeg is my favorite character. He is sincere and has his own personal morals and opinions that make him appealing. Also, he does seem like the type of friend that is there to the end and I admire how he does not judge others.
I am definitely a fan of Stubb for both his easy-going nature and his obsessive collection of pipes. Not that chain smoking is good for you or anything.
I also appreciate his 11th and 12th commandments: think not, and sleep when you can, respectively.
treasurehunter
My favorite character is Flask. He is extremely relaxed and upbeat about the expedition. His attitude helps to relax the rest of the crew and lightens the mood on the ship. He could serve as a stabilizing force throughout the journey. He reminds me of myself sometimes.
DaDrizzle
My favorite character is also Queequeg. The mysterious aspects to him, such as his tatoo markings, and rituals, makes him a really interesting character. His great harpooning skills does not make him a cocky man, instead he his a genuine friend to Ishmale. His subtle humor remarks is a nice contrast to his physical appearance of a large, intimidating man.
~Pequod
Ye' Ole' Sea Dog
I am definitely fond of Cap'n Ahab. It is not often that you come across people, who can be considered crazy, driven, planning, intelligent, and inspirational all at the same time! And when you do come across people like that in history, the are Big Name people.
For example, Adolf Hitler. He was crazy, he was also very driven. He obviously planned, because conquering half of Europe take some planning and intelligence. He was also rousing and inpirational, thats why so many people followed him!
A less grim example of someone displaying those characteristics is a C.S. Lewis, or a Mother Teresa. These people did not have the power to force others to listen, people just did because they were captivated...thus CS Lewis being one of the best selling authors ever, and Mother Teresa basically a household name.
So yea...Ahab is my man.
Starbuck is my favorite charcter so far. He is calm, collected, and disagrees with the motivation of the expedition (which I also disagree with!). He seems much more mature than other charcters in the book and does not let the intensity of whaling rile his emotions up. He is a man of his word and provides us with a character of sanity. We see in chapter 48 just exactly how calm of a charcter he is when he comments on Flasks' crazy antics.. "Look at that chap now..He's got fits, that Flask has. Fits? yes give him fits--that's the very word--pitch fits into 'em."
MDrocks08
killee_fishee writes:
Obviously Queequeg has stolen my heart! He is a truly interesting character; complex, original, the friend we all would love to have. Many times after reading of his heroic endeavors I have said to myself, "I wish I had a cannibal friend."
Perhaps the fact that I see much of myself in Ishmael further explains my attachment to Queequeg.
My favorite character so far has also been Queequeg. I like how Melville uses him in the novel and shows how different people view him. I like how some people view him as a cannibalistic savage, but some like Ishmael really get to know him and see that he is not much of a savage at all. I like the message of "Don't judge a book by its cover" when we think about Queequeg. I find myself waiting in each chapter for some appearance of Queequeg to see what he will do next.
-Call Me Moby
My favorite character was Starbuck because he was never afraid to point out what Ahab was, a crazy man with his eyes set on an impossible goal
KTMAN
Tashtego is my favorite character so far because he's very relaxed and enjoys his food. I feel that I can completely relate to him in terms of appetite and appreciation for food. It's also very funny that he teases Doughboy. Mean, but funny, nevertheless.
~*~*Snowflake*~*~
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