Ishmael (Moby-Dick) Ishmael (Moby-Dick) Ishmael is a fictional character in Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" (1851). Ishmael, the only surviving crewmember of the "Pequod", is the narrator of the book. His importance relies on his role as narrator; as a character, he is only a minor participant in the action and the main protagonist is Captain Ahab. The Biblical name has come to symbolize orphans, exiles, and social outcasts. Because he was the first person narrator, most of the criticism of "Moby-Dick" either confused Ishmael with the author himself or overlooked him. From the mid-twentieth century onward, critics distinguished Ishmael from Melville, establishing the
Pharaoh (Book of Abraham) found in the biblical account (Book of Genesis. Chapter:11-12). The following list provides twelve of these elements and themes from the Book of Abraham verses noted in the comparison: 1.A famine struck Abraham's homeland (Abraham 2:1, 5). 2.Haran died in the famine (Abraham 2:1). 3.Terah, after repenting returned to his idols (Abraham 2:5). 4.Believers are the seed of Abraham and are blessed through him (Abraham 2:10-11). 5.Abraham held the priesthood (Abraham 2:9,11) 6.Abraham sought God earnestly (Abraham 2:12). 7.An angel came to rescue Abraham (Abraham 2:13). 8.Abraham was familiar with Egyptian idols (Abraham 2:13; 3:20). 9.Abraham was sixty-two years old