person

the narrator

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Properties

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description
The first-person speaker of the story, who describes his observations and fears about his new bedfellow, the harpooneer.
perspective
first-person
state_of_mind
fearful, observant

Relationships

  • describes_asThe Harpooneer
    description
    The narrator internally refers to the harpooneer as a 'head-peddler' due to his possession of the New Zealand head.
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    that must be the harpooneer, the infernal head-peddler.
  • is_afraid_ofThe Harpooneer
    description
    The narrator confesses to being greatly afraid of the stranger, comparing him to the devil.
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    source_text
    I confess I was now as much afraid of him as if it was the devil himself who had thus broken into my room
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    2026-03-02T00:08:07.195Z
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