Additionally, the holy ritual of anointing the selected things for God's intentions is discussed as well in Moby Dick -- where Queequeg come to a decision that the whaling ship must be anointed and as a result, he alone come to a decision to anoint the ship which permits Queequeg the sacred right of personal participation in the anointing procedure, something usually referred to a religious person; Queequeg did not succeed to match this portrayal for he is a pagan as well as his deeds undermine traditional religious principles; anointing happens via the involvement of God as well as the anointing of the Pequod fails to be a sacred or spiritual communion with the Lord (Peretz, 2003).

The author's conclusions are certainly more than just mischievous fun because of the dominance of religious statements all over Moby Dick; for he is writing at an particularly religious era in American history plus he wanted to try the religious force as well as confidence of the readers; he is not a religious fanatic and he wants his readers to ask if their religious beliefs are really their own or if they are just extensions from the up to standard views of society; he appears to lift up the person all through his writings, and gives confidence to his readers in opposition to agreeing to the morals given by society...

The key to reading this novel in relation to my comparison is Ahab's character and how his single minded pursuit of justice results in failure and loss of lives (Breejen, 2000). In the last line of the book, Ishmael also refers to himself symbolically as an orphan. Ishmael has a rich literary background (he has previously been a schoolteacher), which he brings to bear on his shipmates and events that occur while at sea (Dagovitz, 2008).
References

Breejen, J. (2000). Melville's Moby-Dick -- the Megalomanic Character of Captain Ahab. Retrieved March 31, 2009 from: http://www.9types.com/movieboard/messages/5954.html

Coviello, P. (2005). Intimacy in America: Dreams of Affiliation in Antebellum Literature. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Dagovitz, a. (2008). Moby Dick's Hidden Philosopher: A Second Look in Philosophy and Literature.

Davey, M. (2004). A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. New York: Routledge.

Peretz, E. (2003). Literature, Disaster, and the Enigma of Power: A Reading of 'Moby Dick'. Stanford: Stanford University Press.