A character in Moby Dick; Or, The Whale
Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Melville, Herman
The small, gentle African American cabin boy from Connecticut who, abandoned in the vast ocean, loses his wits and becomes a touching companion to Ahab.
Also known as: Pippin
Inside the story
Pip, or Pippin, is a small, gentle African American cabin boy from Connecticut serving aboard the Pequod. At the story's outset, he is a junior member of the ship's crew, living and working among its sailors as they pursue the great white whale.
A small, slight young Black boy with a bright, tender face, often carrying his tambourine; after his ordeal his eyes hold a vacant, otherworldly gleam.
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