# Bulkington — Moby-Dick character guide

> Bulkington in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0026-xxiii-the-lee-shore

## Who they are

A stoic, experienced sailor Ishmael sees at the Spouter-Inn, who signs on the Pequod shortly after a long voyage.

## In the story

### [III: The Spouter-Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moby_dick_se/chapters/iii-the-spouter-inn)

A tall, solemn, and physically imposing sailor from the Grampus, who briefly appears before slipping away from his boisterous crewmates.

### [The Lee Shore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moby_dick_se/chapters/xxiii-the-lee-shore)

The central figure of the chapter; a mariner who cannot stay on land, embodying the soul's drive for the perilous 'open independence' of the sea over safe harbor.

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