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Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask are the three mates on the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. They represent different aspects of the human experience, with Starbuck representing reason, Stubb representing emotion, and Flask representing instinct. The three mates are also representative of the different classes on board the ship, with Starbuck being the first mate, Stubb being the second mate, and Flask being the third mate.