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- # CHAPTER LII. THE EMIGRANTS’ KITCHEN
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. The chapter, titled "CHAPTER LII. THE EMIGRANTS’ KITCHEN," is extracted from the file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It discusses the conditions and conflicts among emigrants cooking in the ship's galley.
## Context
The chapter is situated within Melville's novel, which recounts the first sea voyage of the protagonist, Redburn. Preceding this chapter is [CHAPTER LI. THE EMIGRANTS](arke:01KG8AJT5605PEE376MG95GY41), which describes the emigrants' initial disappointment at seeing Ireland again after thinking they were close to America. The subsequent chapter is [CHAPTER LIII. THE HORATII AND CURIATII](arke:01KG8AJT51J4PXNP87MVVCGB87).
## Contents
The chapter describes the "galley," or great stove, used by the steerage passengers for cooking. It details the martial-law-like conditions imposed on the emigrants by the captain, the limited fire availability, and the resulting quarrels and fights among the passengers for cooking time. The chapter also describes the staple foods of the Irish emigrants, such as oatmeal and water boiled into mush, and contrasts them with the more luxurious provisions of some other passengers. The chapter also introduces a few of the emigrant characters, including an Italian boy named Carlo who plays his organ for the passengers, a grocer, and a tailor tormented by his coquettish wife.
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