Moby Dick; Or, The Whale

Bulkington Introduction

Bulkington Introduction After supper, a riotous crew from the Grampus arrives, and the landlord serves them drinks. Among them, one large, deeply browned, and powerfully built man stands somewhat aloof with a sober face. This Southern mountaineer from the Alleghanian Ridge, with noble shoulders and a coffer-dam chest, slips away unnoticed and is searched for in vain by his shipmates calling “Bulkington! Bulkington!”

Harpooneer Bed Dilemma

Harpooneer Bed Dilemma The narrator wrestles with his strong distaste for sleeping in the same bed as a stranger, especially a harpooneer. He briefly considers sleeping on a bench, and the landlord planes it down for him, but the resulting draft and unsuitable arrangement prove impossible. The narrator contemplates locking the harpooneer out, decides against it, and waits, but the harpooneer does not appear.

Harpooneer Head Story Exchange

Harpooneer Head Story Exchange Growing suspicious, the narrator questions the landlord about the harpooneer’s late hours. The landlord, in a chuckling manner, claims the harpooneer is out peddling his head because the market is overstocked. Enraged and disbelieving, the narrator demands an explanation and insists on knowing who the harpooneer is and whether it is safe to sleep with him, accusing the landlord of trying to put him in bed with a madman.

第三章 The Spouter-Inn.

This chapter is set at the Spouter-Inn in New Bedford, where the narrator is assigned to share a bed with a mysterious, heavily tattooed harpooneer from the South Seas. After the landlord explains the harpooneer’s delayed arrival due to his trade selling embalmed human heads, the narrator inspects their shared bedroom, tries on the harpooneer’s unusual shaggy coat, and is later startled by the harpooneer’s entrance, strange pagan rituals, and intimidating appearance, leading to a brief tense standoff before the two agree to share the bed for the night.