# Long Jack — Captains Courageous character guide

> Long Jack in Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jack

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

A towering, song-loving Nova Scotian fisherman whose good humor and ready fists keep the We're Here's crew steady through fog, gale, and greenhorn mistakes.

## Who they are

Long Jack is one of Disko Troop's most seasoned hands, a big-framed Bluenose whose chanteys and easy laugh soften the schooner's brutal labor. Yet his cheer masks a sharp judgment of landsmen and a fierce pride in the fishing trade, and he tests Harvey's worth as much as he teases him. His songs and stories give the dory fleet its voice, making him the human measure of the Banks for a boy learning what work actually costs.

## Relationships

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_friendship_

Dan and Long Jack share a jovial camaraderie, with Long Jack's stories and songs entertaining the younger crew.

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_friendship_

Harvey enjoys Long Jack's storytelling and finds him a reliable and entertaining shipmate.

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_friendship_

Dan and Long Jack share a jovial camaraderie, with Long Jack's stories and songs entertaining the younger crew.

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_friendship_

Harvey enjoys Long Jack's storytelling and finds him a reliable and entertaining shipmate.

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_friendship_

Dan and Long Jack share a jovial camaraderie, with Long Jack's stories and songs entertaining the younger crew.

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_friendship_

Harvey enjoys Long Jack's storytelling and finds him a reliable and entertaining shipmate.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/iv)

Shares a story about giving a model ship to the church, and later insists on hauling the trawl against Tom Platt's advice.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/vi)

Acts as peacemaker, telling a story about Counahan the Navigator to illustrate the virtue of keeping things separate.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/vii)

Teases Harvey for being sorrowful, and comments on Penn's recovery and Salters' reaction.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/viii)

Lowers the flag to half-mast for Otto and stops a trolley on principle after arriving ashore.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/ix)

A crew member of the 'We're Here', he provides lively conversation during the meal hosted by Mrs. Cheyne.

## Links

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