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• Captain - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male

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The captain warns his crew about the cannibals

Summary

The story is about two crew members of a whaling ship, "The Dolly", that decide to escape and hide on a tropical island. The two men are Tommo, the narrator, and Toby. The occasion to escape presents itself when the ship stops in the Marquesas Islands of the South Pacific. The story follows them as they try to survive on the island and then as they live with the Typee tribe, a tribe of cannibals. At first they integrate in their lifestyle and enjoy their time with the tribe but then gradually they start fearing for their life and decide to escape. Toby escapes first and Tommo doesn't know if he has been killed or has just escaped and grows paranoid. Eventually Tommo escapes with the help of an Australian whaling captain. This monologue comes in chapter six. The ship has just arrived to the Marquesas Islands after six months at sea without seeing land. All the crew members are eager to go visit the island but, in this monologue, the captain warns them about the cannibals that inhabit the island.

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