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- # CHAPTER LXXXVII. OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel "White-Jacket." It spans from line 13929 to 14129 and was extracted from the file `white_jacket.txt` as part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Context
This chapter is part of Herman Melville's novel "[White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ)," a work detailing life aboard a U.S. naval vessel. It follows "[CHAPTER LXXXVI. THE REBELS BROUGHT TO THE MAST.](arke:01KG8AJVWMFF7D8K9J4VCM1XV2)" and precedes "[CHAPTER LXXXVIII. FLOGGING THROUGH THE FLEET.](arke:01KG8AJVX0Y918EMRYPFFE2VBV)." The novel itself is part of the larger "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection.
## Contents
This chapter, titled "OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY," contains narrative content detailing a confrontation between sailors and the ship's captain regarding the sailors' beards. It includes dialogue and descriptions of the events, focusing on the character of old Ushant and the captain's disciplinary actions. The chapter is divided into three chunks, with the first chunk describing the initial confrontation and the captain's ultimatum, the second detailing Ushant's subsequent flogging and imprisonment, and the third reflecting on the significance of beards as a symbol of manhood and warrior status, drawing parallels to historical events and natural phenomena.
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- CHAPTER LXXXVII.
OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY.