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As Ishmael goes on this journey aboard the Pequod he encounters various characters and three of those return a whole lot during his story, Stubb, Flask and Starbuck. All three of them the same in their experience of whaling and leadership skills but completely different in character and how that they act toward everyone else included. As for whom a person should boat with, the very best mate to obtain is Starbuck.
Starbuck is the earnest and very religious first lover of the Pequod. He’s a Nantucket Quaker and is extremely skilled for the ocean. She has very mindful and quiet when providing orders. His cautiousness makes his boat very safe when whaling. He won’t make ridiculous decisions usually and no one gets hurt. He contains a tremendous amount of courage in him, that makes his boat not only safe, but usually successful. “Starbuck was no crusader after challenges, in him courage has not been a feeling, but anything simply helpful to him. ” Though he hunts whales for a living, he includes a respect on their behalf. He is not going to risk receiving himself killed over a whale that battles back an excessive amount of. He just let met on who also boat who have feared whales because, “not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which will arises from the fair estimation of the came across peril, nevertheless that an utterly fearless person is a much more dangerous comrade than a coward. ” His only downside is that he could be too smooth spoken with regards to Ahab and so the ship continues its search for Moby Dick and be in danger.
Stubb is The Pequod’s sarcastic and carefree second mate. He’s usually remembered by his pipe as they is always smoking it. This individual seems to giggle in the face of fear. He even says that if the Satan ever uses him he could, “give him such some black eyes that he wouldnt dare to show his face inside the admirals cottage again for a long while¦” He’s very laid back, so laid back that even when basically hunting a whale he smokes his pipe. This individual just fun in the face of challenging tasks. Nevertheless this may seem like courage, 2 weeks . very careless and hazardous way to go regarding things. “He presided above his whaleboat as if the most deadly face was yet a supper and his team all invited guests¦” If the boat is at danger he’d just chuckle at this and always smoke his pipe. This will not become a safe fishing boat to be in. All of his mates will be in danger because of how reckless he is.
Flask may be the short and aggressive third mate in the Pequod. Flask is a little as well enthusiastic with regards to attacking whales. He “seemed to think the great Leviathans had privately and hereditarily affronted him¦” He jumps at the chance and makes quick decisions. “This ignorant, unconscious fearlessness of his made him slightly waggish in the matter of whales¦” The alternative of how Starbuck does it. Not any caution in any way, just moves without a prepare. This is obviously a bad choice for a fishing boat mate since if Flask isn’t cautious and just has a bloodlust to get killing whales, then that can easily eliminate all of his shipmates.
Among the 3 of these men, it is very clear that the finest shipmate to acquire is Starbuck. He has compassion and a value for the whales. This really is simply a job and not some kind of vacation or trip for vengeance. He has a clear go on his shoulder blades and his boat would be the safest one to take a00 whaling trip.
