Melville seems to end his stories on a somber note.  Moby Dick, Bartleby the Scrivener, and Benito Cereno all have some people die and some survive in their final moments.  Let us examine Ishmael, the lawyer, and Delano – three survivors. In Moby Dick, largely due to Ahab’s leadership, everyone but Ishmael perishes by the … Continue reading How to survive in Melville’s World