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one of the most essential elements of sacrifice, especially in a religious context, is that the action is performed willingly, and...

ending is quite compelling, letting on that the narrator is much more insightful than first appears. Certainly, the narrator is no...

trouble from the start. Upon seeing another ship which he believes is in trouble, he decides he must go and offer his help. Inst...

Romantic tradition, of which Melville was a nominal or part-time member, of the innocence and moral superiority of a pastoral moti...

origin of the mysterious voices turned out to have a quite natural explanation, but there is nothing particularly comforting in th...

In five pages this paper discusses the evil of Squeak and Claggart and the goodness of Billy Budd in an analysis of the novel by H...

who flatly refused to accept the mundane. These two characters, both centers of nineteenth century American literature, each made...

In five pages this paper examines the mental stability of the narrator in this famous story by Herman Melville. There are no othe...

In three pages Bartleby and the narrator's relationship are examined within the context of this Herman Melville short story. Ther...

offers a very powerful image of the lives these people live trapped in a tiny apartment and in their individual lives. Melville...

metaphorically complex narrative that has been interpreted in a variety of ways. The story itself is deceptively simple. The narra...

In six pages this paper examines this novel by Herman Melville from a perspective of legal theory. Four sources are cited in the ...

little concern for the development, the past, of the relationships that play a very important part in the stories. One could well ...

but an android is not designed to react emotionally and must formulate a false emphatic response. The difference in the time invol...

In five pages this paper examines the strange behavior exhibited by Bartleby throughout the course of Melville's story. There are...

political and social ideals integrated into Melvilles stories and pushed the author to reconsider his religious dedication and his...

Melville sees civilisation as exemplified by whites, but this is a civilisation which, right at the start of the novel, he rejects...

In five pages a novel synopsis and conclusion fairness assessment are presented in an analysis of the trial of Billy Budd. There ...

continues to build. The task of finding the real answer falls to the captain of the fist ship. What emerges then is a great myst...

conflict of his characters. It is recommended that the person who is writing about this topic consider that much of Nathaniel Haw...

freely expressing their sinful temptations to the minister. The cause of Reverend Hoopers alienation, it would appear, was not an...

worthy. With the ideals of Enlightenment we are given a much more complex train of thought as one must also examine the good of a ...

personal morality were simply accepted, not questioned during their lives. Because American society as a whole had become better...

(Melville 2435). The crew were drawn to Billy Budd like a moth to a flame, and Melville wrote, "They all love him... Anybody will...

served to deflect and in part falsify them" (Melville). Now at first look these lines appear to be nothing that would indicate ...

why he engaged in such long sentences. Anyone who has read "Moby Dick," as well as "Billy Budd," will quickly recognize how Melvil...

Melville: "he was ... a gentleman adventurer in the barbarous outposts of human experience" (147). Melvilles Bartleby the Scriven...

- he refuses to take nourishment or leave his place of business. Instead of taking a sympathetic view of his employee, the narrat...

of the lives and social customs of the Marquesas people. The story itself is not just an example of Herman Melvilles fertile imag...

In five pages this paper examines the social and economic implications of this short story in a character analysis of Bartleby. T...