CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON

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# CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON ## Overview This chapter, titled "CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON," is the twelfth chapter of Herman Melville's novel, [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP). It spans lines 2208-2484 of the source text. ## Context This chapter is part of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP), which is included in the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It was extracted from the digital text file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF). It follows [CHAPTER XI. HE HELPS WASH THE DECKS, AND THEN GOES TO BREAKFAST](arke:01KG8AJQ101JMR2CW116YE98Z9) and precedes [CHAPTER XIII. HE HAS A FINE DAY AT SEA, BEGINS TO LIKE IT; BUT CHANGES HIS MIND](arke:01KG8AJQ10MVYCHA419N8ERY5B). ## Contents The chapter introduces and describes the character Jackson, a shipmate of the narrator. It details Jackson's physical appearance, which is marked by illness and a "hideous" countenance, particularly his "infernal looking eye." The narrative recounts Jackson's past as a sailor, including his involvement in Portuguese slavers and experiences with piracy, plagues, and poisonings in various parts of the world. Jackson is portrayed as a bully and a tyrant among the crew, despite his physical weakness, due to his overbearing nature and cunning. The chapter also describes the deference and fear he commands from other sailors, who tend to his needs while he scowls and abuses them. The narrator, a young "boy" on his first voyage, finds himself an "Ishmael" on the ship, targeted by Jackson's enmity and isolated from the rest of the crew.

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CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON

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CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON