Queequeg
Queequeg is a fictional character in Herman Melville's novel *Moby-Dick*—a Polynesian harpooner covered in tattoos who becomes the narrator Ishmael's close friend.
The name occasionally appears as an allusion to exotic otherness, unlikely friendship, or the noble outsider: They were like Ishmael and Queequeg, an odd pair bound by circumstance.
Cast-out firstborn son
- PequodFictional whaling ship
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
- coffinBurial container for remains
Ahab · Starbuck · Herman Melville · lifebuoy · bedmate · leviathan · voyage · maritime
Cast-out firstborn son
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- bondBinding tie or connection
- bedmateSleeping partner
brotherhood · intimacy · devotion · fidelity · trust · acceptance · tolerance · affection
Barbed spear for whales
- whaleboatDouble-ended hunting vessel
- spearPole with sharp point
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- blubberMarine mammal fat
scrimshaw · whale hunt · deckhand · lookout · seafaring · ocean · sailor · shipmate
Person from surrounded land
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- OceanicOf the Pacific islands
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
mana · taboo · tribal · indigenous · heathen · pagan · idol · customs
Human flesh consumer
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- dignityInnate personal worth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
virtue · honor · courage · gentleness · innocence · uncivilized · moral purity · Rousseau
Injecting pigment under skin
- inkedMarked with pigment
- body artDecoration of human skin
- tribal marksIdentifying body incisions
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
skin · ceremonial · symbolic · facial tattoos · identity · ritualistic · permanent · traditional
Ishmael
Cast-out firstborn son
Ahab · Starbuck · Herman Melville · coffin · lifebuoy · bedmate · leviathan · voyage · maritime · 19th century
Ishmael
Cast-out firstborn son
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- bondBinding tie or connection
bedmate · brotherhood · intimacy · devotion · fidelity · trust · acceptance · tolerance · affection · solidarity
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
blubber · scrimshaw · whale hunt · deckhand · lookout · seafaring · ocean · sailor · shipmate · seamanship
islander
Person from surrounded land
navigator · mana · taboo · tribal · indigenous · heathen · pagan · idol · customs · exotic
cannibal
Human flesh consumer
nobility · virtue · honor · courage · gentleness · innocence · uncivilized · moral purity · Rousseau · stereotype
tattooing
Injecting pigment under skin
- inkedMarked with pigment
- body artDecoration of human skin
- tribal marksIdentifying body incisions
patterns · skin · ceremonial · symbolic · facial tattoos · identity · ritualistic · permanent · traditional · ornamentation
QueequegCaptain Ahab
Ahab · Pharisee · ship's captain · Moby Dick · Starbuck