# Captain — Typee character guide

> Captain in Typee by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the captain, our worthy captain

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

The captain of the whaling ship Dolly.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the captain of the ship, who finds fault with steering.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/ii)

Bawls for his spyglass upon hearing 'Land ho!' and later refuses the drunken pilot's services.

### [State of Affairs Aboard the Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/iv)

Described as tyrannical, violent, and the author of abuses aboard the Dolly.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as paternal but likely to offer rewards for the narrator's capture.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/vi)

The captain delivers a harangue to the starboard watch, warning them of the dangers of going ashore and the risk of being captured or tattooed by the natives.

### [Taboo and Tattooing: The Sacred and the Profane in Typee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/typee_se/chapters/xxx)

Defies the taboo by shooting tabooed fowl at Tior, angering the natives and nearly provoking violence.

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