Inside the story
Meet Queequeg
Queequeg, a former South Sea island prince, is a dignified and warmhearted harpooneer aboard the whaling ship Pequod. He serves as Starbuck’s boat-steerer and becomes Ishmael’s devoted bosom friend as the two join the ship’s company.
On the page
A tall, powerfully built islander with dark purplish-yellow skin covered head to foot in intricate blue-black tribal tattoos, a nearly bald shaved head crowned with a small scalp-knot of hair, and filed teeth; carries a razor-sharp harpoon and a little black idol named Yojo.
