Thoughts About Orams Last Words (in the novel)? Blasphemy?

@VE - Maybe it is only now, facing death, that Oram recognizes he is being punished for sabotaging James Franco's hypersleep chamber?  We do not have the entire story as to why Franco's hypersleep chamber malfunctioned?  Maybe Oram was the saboteur?  If Oram had been involved in Franco's death, he may now see that GOD had not forgiven his sin, but was actually punishing him for it?

@Cerulean Blue

Oooh, interesting idea! That fits pretty well with the movie version of Oram, as he complained about having not been given a command of his own when he felt like he deserved one.

But, that's not really the impression I got of the book version of Oram. In the book, he never wanted to be in charge and was pretty unhappy being put in that position.

Actually, I didn't like the movie version of Oram but I related to the book version of Oram a lot. There was one line that said something like "He was socially awkward and standoffish, which people often misinterpreted as arrogance".

And, he came across as strict because did whatever he thought was necessary to maintain order, but he actually really didn't like being bossy. Reminded me of my struggle to maintain order in my classroom while trying to maintain a good rapport with my students.

Oram did seem wracked with guilt in the book, but it seemed more related to the fact that his decision to give the planet a try had lead to the violent deaths of his wife and several people under his command.