Starbuck is a character in which novel?

Starbuck is a character in which novel?

• A. The Great Gatsby
• B. Moby-Dick
• C. The Grapes of Wrath
• D. To Kill a Mockingbird

Answer: (B)

Starbuck is the first mate aboard the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. He is the steady, practical voice in the story, often warning against Captain Ahab’s single-minded pursuit of the white whale. The novel centers on Ahab’s obsessive quest, and Starbuck represents restraint and concern for the crew’s welfare. None of the other listed novels feature this character—The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, and To Kill a Mockingbird have very different sets of characters. So, the work that includes Starbuck is Moby-Dick.

Starbuck is the first mate aboard the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. He is the steady, practical voice in the story, often warning against Captain Ahab’s single-minded pursuit of the white whale. The novel centers on Ahab’s obsessive quest, and Starbuck represents restraint and concern for the crew’s welfare. None of the other listed novels feature this character—The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, and To Kill a Mockingbird have very different sets of characters. So, the work that includes Starbuck is Moby-Dick.