Meaning: High ambition, materialistic satisfaction, and worldly success. (Labyrinthos)
Depiction: The bespectacled Captain Bildad, in the cabin, sitting upright, reading from a large book, as described in the text. A doubloon is balanced on his lap.
Text: Chapter 16, The Ship
The space between the decks was small; and there, bolt-upright, sat old Bildad, who always sat so, and never leaned, and this to save his coat tails. His broad-brim was placed beside him; his legs were stiffly crossed; his drab vesture was buttoned up to his chin; and spectacles on nose, he seemed absorbed in reading from a ponderous volume.
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Comments: This "fighting Quaker" is loath to spend any more than absolutely needed to protect his investment; although not strictly "materialistic" he certainly cares a great deal about wealth.
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