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Characters in Moby Dick;Principal characters;Ishmael;The name Ishmael also appears in the Bible as that of the first son of Abraham in the Old Testament. The name has come to symbolize orphans, exiles, and social outcasts—in the opening paragraph of Moby-Dick, Ishmael tells the reader that he has turned to the sea out of a feeling of alienation from human society. In the last line of the book, Ishmael also refers to himself symbolically as an orphan. Ishmael has a rich literary background (he has previously been a schoolteacher), which he brings to bear on his shipmates and events that occur while at sea. ;Ishmael resembles Melville in several ways , being well-educated and reflective.He is a presbyterian and projects Calvinistic thinking tempered by his background in literature and philosophy.He discusses such issues as free will,predestination,necessity,anddamnation. He is the sole survivor of the Pequod.; Anab; Moby Dick; Pequod; Other minor characters;Brief introduction of the other minor characters;Flask:Flask is the third mate of the Pequod.He is from Martha’s Vineyard. King Post is his nickname because he is a short, stout, ruddy young fellow . Queequge:Queequeg hails from a fictional island in the South Seas inhabited by a cannibal tribe, and is the son of the chief of his tribe. Queequeg is best friends with Ishmael in the story. He is prominent early in the novel, but later fades in significance, as does Ishmael. ;Fedallah:Fedallah is the harpooner on Ahabs boat. He is of Indian Zoroastrian descent. Pip: Pip (nicknamed Pippin, but Pip for short) is a black boy from Tolland County, Connecticut who is the most insignificant of the Pequods crew. Because he is physically slight, he is made a ship-keeper, (a sailor who stays in the Pequod while its whaleboats go out).