peter coffin
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- associated_with
- Try Pots (by directions)
- characteristic
- gave crooked directions
- description
- An individual who provided confusing or conflicting directions for navigating Nantucket, causing some initial puzzle for the narrator and Queequeg.
- name_connotation
- ominous
- notable_action
- told stories about Queequeg
- occupation
- landlord
- origin
- Nantucket
- role
- giver of directions
- trait
- gave confusing directions
Relationships
- told_stories_aboutQueequeg
- description
- Peter Coffin's 'cock and bull stories' had previously alarmed the narrator about Queequeg.
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- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Peter Coffin’s cock and bull stories about him had previously
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:02.628Z
- source
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- gave_directions_forTry Pots
- description
- Peter Coffin provided directions to the Try Pots, which were confusing to Ishmael and Queequeg.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- I had understood Peter Coffin to say it was on the starboard.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:08.214Z
- source
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- is fromNantucket
- description
- Ishmael speculates that Peter Coffin, the innkeeper, is an emigrant from Nantucket, where 'Coffin' is a common name.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- it is a common name in Nantucket, they say, and I suppose this Peter here is an emigrant from there.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:23.317Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- reassuresNarrator
- description
- Peter Coffin assures the narrator that Queequeg means no harm, despite his intimidating appearance and actions.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Don’t be afraid now,” said he, grinning again, “Queequeg here wouldn’t harm a hair of your head
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:42.133Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- provided_conflicting_directions_aboutnavigation
- description
- Peter Coffin gave directions that conflicted with the narrator's understanding, causing confusion about the route.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- whereas I had understood Peter Coffin to say it was on the starboard.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:10:39.829Z
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