Characterization in Moby Dick

Wheel, Urn, and Movement Motif 1.)“changes. . . through which she advanced in identical and anonymous and deliberate wagons as though through a succession of creakwheeled and limpeared avatars, like something moving forever and without progress across an urn (p. 7).” Lena Grove found herself wading through a myriad of seemingly unending change with which she achieved little. Her love interest, Lucas Burch, still remained in hiding while this woman bore his child and the jeers from the …

…him now (p. 115).” Joe Christmas is quite sure of his African-American heritage; yet, he is unbearably uncomfortable in a black neighborhood. This can probably be attributed to his fear of being found an African-American. Since the appearances and perceptions of the community were vital to a majority of people in Jefferson, Joe attempted to maintain a white image. Nevertheless, he was revealed as having mixed blood only when it served the purpose of prosecuting him.