The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket · Character
Captain Cook
Historical explorer referenced in the narrative's Antarctic passages.
minor
Also known as Cook
First appearance: xiv
Captain Cook's tie to Dirk Peters is one of the pressures that moves The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
His 1772–1773 Antarctic expedition is summarized as the first major attempt to reach the southern pole.
Captain Cook first appears in 0015 xiv.
With Dirk Peters (professional): Captain Cook commands the ship where Dirk Peters serves as a crew member, with a formal captain-crew dynamic. With Augustus Barnard (professional): Augustus Barnard is a crew member under Captain Cook's command, maintaining a hierarchical shipboard relationship. With Jones (professional): Captain Cook and Jones have a captain-crew relationship aboard the ship.
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- Professional
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- Grampus mutineers and allies
- Protagonist
- Central figures and key references
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- Dirk Peters
professional · ambivalent
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- Augustus Barnard
professional · ambivalent
- Jones
professional · ambivalent
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