of the appellation "orphan" as applied to Ishmael speaks volumes when taken in light of the destruction of the Pequod and her crew. Melville抯 inclusion of Ishmael抯 survival as an epilogue, a suffix attached to the dramatic destruction of the P!
             equod, suggests that Ishmael抯 survival is an afterthought to the fate of Ahab and the rest of his crew. Ishmael抯 quiet words at the beginning of the chapter, "Why then here does any one step forth? 桞ecause one did survive the wreck," (723) indicate a deep humility on
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