Character Traits/Moral Values/Messages/Themes

Examples Evidence/Evidences

· Captain Ahab offers Gold for the crew who sees the whale Character Traits
first. Later on when the crew realizes it is too dangerous to find -vengeful/rude/ selfish
the white whale, he threatens to kill them.
Moral Values
· When Captain Boomer from the Samuel Enderby refuses to
1. Captain Ahab help Captain Ahab find Moby Dick, Captain Ahab gets angry and – We should not be vengeful
wants revenge. – we should be forgiving
chase them out of the Pequod.
– we should not be rude
· When the oil barrels are leaking, Captain Ahab refuses to – We should not be selfish.
stop the ship to fix the problem. He does not care about losing the Themes
oil and losing money. Revenge/hatred

Character Trait
When Pip is asked to join the whalers to go out on the boat to
-kind
catch some whales, he is too afraid that he jumps off the boat for
Moral Values
2. Captain Ahab a few times. Stubb and other whalers were not happy and they
leave him in the sea. Later, the Pequod and Captain Ahab rescue – We should be kind
saves Pip.
– We should help one another.
Pip. Pip sees Captain Ahab as his God. Theme
kindness
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One day, Captain Ahab is mad because no one sees the white -Irrational
3. Captain Ahab whale. He throws the map into the sea without thinking its Moral Value
is not rational. consequences. The crew is shocked because without the map they – We should be rational
cannot sail in the sea. Themes
Rationality
Character Traits
4. Starbuck does -Rational/love for one another.
not kill Captain One night, when Captain Ahab is sleeping in his room, Starbuck Moral Values
Ahab even has a chance to kill him with a gun. However, he cannot do it and – We should be rational.
though he does he leaves the room without killing him. – We should have love for one another
Themes
not like him.
Rationality/love and care.
Character Traits
Loving/caring
5. Captain Captain Gardiner from the Rachel is determined to find his
Moral Value
Gardiner wants missing son even though it is dangerous and they have no idea
– We should love and care for each other.
to find his son. where Moby Dick is.
Theme
Love and care.
Character Traits
-loving/caring/brave
6. The whalers
Even though the whalers know that Captain Ahab has lost one of Moral Values
work hard to get
his legs to the dangerous white whale, they remain brave to go – We should love our family
money for their
out and catch more whales for the money and gold. – We should be brave.
families.
Themes
Love and care/ bravery
 Character Traits
-loving/caring
When Ishmael is stranded in the middle of the sea for two days
7. The Rachel and two nights. The Rachel finds him while searching for their Moral Values
– We should love one another
saves Ishmael. missing boat. Captain Boomer is kind enough to give Ishmael
– We should be caring
food and drink to keep him alive. Themes
Love and care/ bravery