Herman Melville's 'Billy Budd'

Abstract: 5 pages in length. What message was Herman Melville attempting to get across within his story of 'Billy Budd'? Melville, himself was considerably preoccupied with the problems of God and God's design of the world as they related to good and evil, right and wrong. To Melville, human nature represented a dichotomy of description in that it was the author's interpretation that humanity was at the crux of many world problems. In one's assessment of Melville's intention, it is important to note that the nautical theme is extremely crucial to the author's overall objective with regard to defining the limitations of human nature. The writer discusses the message of 'Billy Budd.' No additional sources cited.

Filename: TLCbilly.rtf

Pages: 5

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Subcatagory: American Literature

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