A character in Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
A dignified, warmhearted harpooneer and former South Sea island prince who becomes Ishmael's devoted bosom friend and Starbuck's boat-steerer.
Also known as: Quohog
Inside the story
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.
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