Determinism is the philosophical idea that “every event or state of affairs, including every human decision and action, is the inevitable and necessary consequence of antecedent states of affairs” (“Determinism”, Information Philosopher). Under the umbrella of determinism there are two different schools of thought known as compatibilism and incompatibilism. The basic ideology for compatibilism is that free will and determinism can coexist; while the basic ideology for incompatibilism states that
environment in which these characters are placed is an uncontrollable force that guides and determines the final outcome. It is through these characters’ struggle with this sort of environment that we can see some common naturalist themes such as man vs. nature, man against himself, and the fate of man determined by outside forces. Despite this harsh reality and the adversity the men on the boat face while working together to survive these cruel conditions, the oiler’s death illustrates the deterministic