Narrative Flow and Genuine Storytelling
In our discussion today the topic came up of what we were supposed to take from a passage where nothing really is done or accomplished in a traditional storytelling manner…
Read moreBilly Budd and the Unfinished Novel
Billy Budd was not what Herman Melville considered “finished” when he passed away, and as such further work may have been done on it. What ideas, thoughts, and plans did…
Read moreBilly Budd: Guilt Despite Innocence?
In Harman Melville’s Billy Budd the titular character is repeatedly displayed and characterized as a well meaning, innocent character. Everyone seems to feel the seeming good energy that radiates from…
Read moreTypee: Moral and Civil Ambiguity
In Typee, much is made to the idea of the noble savage in the observation of the island locals in how the main character views and discusses them. To him,…
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