manxman
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- ability
- preternatural powers of discernment
- description
- An old, superstitious mariner from the Isle of Man, serving on the Pequod. He often offers grim interpretations of events.
- origin
- Isle of Man
- origin_implied
- Isle of Man
- physical_description
- grey, sepulchral
- physical_trait
- grizzly
- role
- mariner
- trait
- superstitious
Relationships
- offers_alternative_theory_forCaptain Ahab
- description
- The Manxman suggested that Ahab's mark was a birth-mark, implicitly contradicting Tashtego's theory of its origin.
- source
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- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:02.690Z
- source
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- participates_inHeaving the Log
- description
- The Manxman is responsible for handling the reel during the process of heaving the log.
- source
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- source_text
- The Manxman took the reel, and holding it high up, by the projecting handle-ends of the spindle, round which the spool of line revolved, so stood with the angular log hanging downwards, till Ahab advanced to him
- born_inIsle of Man
- description
- The Manxman states his birthplace to Ahab as the Isle of Man.
- source
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- source_text
- In the little rocky Isle of Man, sir
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:57.613Z
- source
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- comments_onPequod
- description
- The Manxman expresses his concern about the ship's rotten line and suggests getting a new one, implying his role in maintaining ship integrity.
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- source_text
- But here’s the end of the rotten line—all dripping, too. Mend it, eh? I think we had best have a new line altogether.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:17.258Z
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