Moby-Dick · Character
The Carpenter
The pragmatic, unemotional craftsman aboard the Pequod who repairs gear and fashions Ahab's ivory leg.
minor
Also known as Carpenter
First appearance: CVII: The Carpenter
The Carpenter shows up with force in XCVI: The Try-Works. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as having prepared the fires by thrusting shavings into the furnace during the passage.
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In XCVI: The Try-Works: Mentioned as having prepared the fires by thrusting shavings into the furnace during the passage. Later, in CVI: Ahab’s Leg: Summoned by Ahab and ordered to immediately begin crafting a new…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Mutiny and Craftsmanship
- Pequod's Primary Company
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- 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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- XCVI: The Try-Works
- CVI: Ahab’s Leg
- CVII: The Carpenter
- CVIII: Ahab and the Carpenter
- Queequeg in His Coffin
- CXXVI: The Life-Buoy
- The Deck
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See The Carpenter in CVII: The Carpenter