# Dr. Bunger — Moby-Dick character guide

> Dr. Bunger in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bunger, Johnny, Jack Bunger

**First appearance:** 0100-xcvii-the-lamp

## Who they are

The surgeon of the Samuel Enderby, who humorously describes extracting the iron from Captain Boomer's arm.

## In the story

### [Leg and Arm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moby_dick_se/chapters/c-leg-and-arm)

The ship's surgeon. He offers a bizarre, clinical explanation for the whale's behavior, suggesting it lacks malice but mere digestive awkwardness. He comically attempts to diagnose Ahab's feverish state, only to be violently rebuffed.

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