Moby-Dick · Character

Starbuck

Starbuck is a character in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

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Also known as Mr. Starbuck, the staid Starbuck, humane Starbuck

First appearance: 0026-xxiii-the-lee-shore

The first mate of the Pequod, a prudent and religious Quaker who questions Ahab's dangerous obsession.