Moby-Dick · Character
Dough-Boy
The timid, pale steward of the Pequod who serves the mates in the cabin.
minor
Also known as poor Dough-Boy, Mr. Dough-Boy, hapless Dough-Boy
First appearance: The Cabin-Table
Dough-Boy shows up with force in XXIX: Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned by Stubb as the source of gossip about Ahab's rumpled, sleepless nights and mysterious nightly visits to the after hold, adding to the aura of mystery around the captain.
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In XXIX: Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb: Mentioned by Stubb as the source of gossip about Ahab's rumpled, sleepless nights and mysterious nightly visits to the after hold, adding to the aura of mystery around the captain.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Pequod's Primary Company
- Protagonist
- Secondary and Land Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Ahab's psychological obsession reaches its peak, as his purpose becomes an unshakable, domineering force that…
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- XXIX: Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb
- The Cabin-Table
- XLVII: The Mat-Maker
- LXXII: The Monkey-Rope
- XCIII: The Castaway
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