Captain Keeney is a man about 40 years old, around 5’10 height wise, but looks shorter than he actually is. His face is massive and deeply lined. Grey-blue eyes of a bleak hardness and a tightly clenched, thin-lipped mouth. Thick hair is long and grey, while he is dressed in a heavy blue jacket and blue pants stuffed into his sea boots. Captain Keeney is a very stern man with a very old looking face. Once Keeney finds out that there is water up ahead and the Mate sees Whales, his face suddenly grows into hard determination to get the ile for the ship, so they can go home. Keeney is very sincere when it comes to Mrs. Keeney. Mr. Keeney tries to talk to Mrs. Keeney about waiting a while to go home so he can get some more ile. He is a very self-centered
