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Moby-Dick · Character

Flask

The Pequod's third mate, a flaxen-haired little brawler who sees whales as nothing grander than oversized game to be killed.

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Also known as Mr. Flask, Little Flask, hilarious little Flask, flaxen-haired Flask

First appearance: Knights and Squires

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Flask is short, pugnacious, and utterly without awe, and he rides to the masthead on the shoulders of the gigantic harpooner Daggoo as if the man were furniture. The image says everything: the noble bearer looks nobler…

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Character Web

14 connections

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STStubbCACaptain AhabMDMoby DickFEFedallahSTStarbuckFLFlask

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pequod's Primary Company

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • 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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