Father Mapple
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Creators | Herman Melville |
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Occupation | Minister of religion |
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ID | 998615 |
About Father Mapple
Father Mapple is a fictional character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. A former whaler, he has become a preacher in the New Bedford Whaleman's Chapel. Ishmael, the narrator of the novel, hears Mapple's sermon on the subject of Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale but did not turn against God.