A character in Moby Dick; Or, The Whale
Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Melville, Herman
A ragged, half-mad stranger on the New Bedford docks who cryptically warns Ishmael and Queequeg about the fate awaiting Ahab's ship.
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Elijah is a ragged, half-mad stranger encountered by Ishmael and Queequeg on the docks of New Bedford. Speaking in cryptic warnings, he cautions them about the fate awaiting Captain Ahab’s ship as they prepare to join its voyage.
A shabby, beggar-like man with a pockmarked, weather-worn face and tattered clothing, his eyes fixed in a troubled, prophetic stare.
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