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。Ishmaelenlightenments not simplyto destroy,but tostrive to improveawareness, the pursuit oftruth.III.Other things with religiousmeanings inthe novel MobyDickis not onlyubiquitous, but also immortal. This is thedivinity Moby dikerepresents,hislike the fate of aman, whichisinvincible.PriestMaple inthe beginning ofthe novel played awonderfulsermon spreadof Moby Dick’s theme.By understanding thepreaching of this chaptercan we understandthe whole book? Priest Maplepreachingis the key toopenthe novel.Sermonskillfullyadapted fromThe Bible?Old Testament and Jonah, especiallythat part ofthe adventureof Jonah.Priest Maplepreachedan attempt to proveGod39。sway iscorrect,the individual soul39。srelationshipto Godis difficult to determine, it needs to consider the self ’s nature.Maplethinksindividualcan expressthe spirit ofChrist. He insisted thatthe individualwillbe subject tothe will of God,the individual self should besubmerged inGod39。sself.Maplepriestsusethe language ofwhaling,establishedbythe story ofwhaling,to express an idea which is hard to understand: the most perfect self can be reachedonly through theelimination ofself.Faith is a problem throughthe whole book. Even ifhesometimesdoes not knowwhat to believe andwho to believein thecircumstances, he stillkeeps the faith. For example, inMoby DickChapter 48,in the night ofthe storm, they put a boat downto search the whale butnearlymetdisaster, and thestandardbearerKuiKuisat there,as asymbol ofthe people without anybelief indespair, supporting theirhopein weakness (316).IV.Backgroundand transcendentalism. Background In Midnineteenth century, literature has amontheme of rejectand seek ,the themeof Moby Dick insimilarly with that.CaptainAhabwilling toabandon thefortablelife on landto isolatedangeroussea, the 16