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Stubb: character portrait from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale (Melville, Herman)

A character in Moby Dick; Or, The Whale

Stubb

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Melville, Herman

The Pequod's happy-go-lucky, fearless second mate from Cape Cod, who faces danger with a joke and a pipe.

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Meet Stubb

Stubb is the second mate aboard the Pequod, a whaling ship commanded by Captain Ahab. A sailor from Cape Cod, he meets the dangers of the voyage with a joke, an easygoing manner, and a pipe always close at hand.

On the page

A middling-sized, easygoing man with a good-humored, sun-browned face, forever clenching a short pipe between his teeth so it seems part of his features.

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