Although he is not an educated man, Stubb is remarkably articulate, and during whale hunts keeps up an imaginative patter reminiscent of that of some characters in Shakespeare. "Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whaleboat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests" ( Moby-Dick, Ch. From Cape Cod, always seems to have a pipe in his mouth and a smile on his face. Starbuck was an important Quaker family name on Nantucket, and there were dozens of actual whalemen of this period named Starbuck, as evidenced by the name of Starbuck Island in the South Pacific whaling grounds. Despite his misgivings, he feels himself bound by his obligations to obey the captain. But he lacks the support of the crew in his opposition to Ahab, and is unable to persuade them to turn back. Starbuck advocates continuing the more mundane pursuit of whales for their oil. Starbuck is alone among the crew in objecting to Ahab's quest, declaring it madness to want revenge on an animal, which lacks reason such a desire is blasphemous to his Quaker religion. Such is his desire to return to them, that when nearly reaching the last leg of their quest for Moby Dick, he considers arresting or even killing Ahab with a loaded musket, and turning the ship back for home. A thoughtful and intellectual Quaker from Nantucket. The three mates of the Pequod are all from New England. Since there were thirty states in the union at the time, it has been suggested that, in its diversity, the Pequod to be a metaphor for American ship of state. A partial list of the speakers includes sailors from the Isle of Man, France, Iceland, the Netherlands, the Azores, Sicily and Malta, China, Chile, Denmark, Portugal, India, England, Spain, and Ireland.Īlthough in fact 44 members of the crew are mentioned, in the final chapters Melville writes three times that there are 30 crewmembers. Chapter 40, "Midnight, Forecastle," highlights, in its stage-play manner (in Shakespearean style), the striking variety in the sailors' origins. The crew is international, having constituents from both the United States and rest of the world. Peleg served as first mate under Ahab on the Pequod before obtaining his own command, and is responsible for all her whalebone embellishment. Both have names taken from the Bible: Peleg, and Bildad. The principal owners of the Pequod, two well-to-do Quaker retired whaling captains. Simon, Talcott Parsons, Clinton Rossiter, Edward Shils, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin.Captain Bildad and Captain Peleg We also have a substantial book review section that offers high quality reviews of new books about political theory, philosophy, and intellectual history.įounded in 1939 by Waldemar Gurian, The Review of Politics has published articles by authors as distinguished and diverse as Hannah Arendt, John Kenneth Galbraith, Jacques Maritain, Yves R. While quality of scholarship and clear contribution to progressing scholarly debates are the key criteria for inclusion, we also strive to publish cutting edge research in a way that is maximally accessible to as wide an audience as possible. We welcome manuscripts on the history of political thought, analytical political theory, canonical political thought, contemporary political thought, comparative political thought, critical theory, or literature and political thought.
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