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In the novel Moby Dick, Ishmael is saved while the rest of the Pequod's crew die at sea. There is a specific point in the theme of the novel where each crew member sealed theirfate. These thematic reasons make sense at the end of the novel. The Pequod's crew dies because of the pledge they made to Ahab. They put theirlives on the line to capture the White Whale. At the time, all of the crew
He says "Iforgot all about our horrible oath. members ondeck thought Moby Dick was a actual whale they were trying to catch. " This leavesthem chasing a Whale that is more important then life itself. Ishmael makes the same pledge the rest of the crew makes and yet he becomes thelone survivor of the Pequod's crew. God may have us predestined for riches, glory, or sorrow. " Queequegtakes the position as the savior for Ishmael. Ahab seesnow, if this is true, there is nothing he or anyone can do. I washed my hands and my heart of it. Through him, Ishmael will be entered backinto the "joint stock company," even though Queequeg will die. Melville's ultimate point regarding Ahab's concept of the human condition is thatmaybe it is God who compels us to do the things we do and that we do not control ourown decisions. The thematic reason for his survival is when hecleanses his hands in the whale blubber in the "Squeeze of the Hand" chapter. As the storyprogresses, they start to realize Moby Dick is "god-like" and "immortal.
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