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Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

'Bartleby the Scrivener' by Herman Melville

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

Passage from Chapter 87 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

my being, do I myself still for ever centrally disport in mute calm; and while ponderous planets of unwaning woe revolve round me,...

Good and Evil Humanity in Billy Budd by Herman Melville

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

Pip Characterization in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

In eight pages this paper presents a character analysis of Pip and his racial significance especially given the practice of slaver...

Captain Ahab Character in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

appears on the scene, he is an imposing figure of a man whose scars tell the tale of his battles with nature and with God. "Threa...

Comparison of Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Moby Dick by Herman Melville

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the vengeance and madness of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Melville's Captain Ahab. Sev...

Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

In five pages this paper analyzes Captain Delano in terms of his abilities to reason and his denial in a consideration of the igno...

Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Middle Passage by Charles Johnson, and Human Nature

In five pages these works are contrasted and compared regarding human nature with topics of prejudice and cynicism discussed. The...

Emotion and Reason in the Wroks of Ralph Ellison, Ernest Hemingway, and Herman Melville

In ten pages this paper considers the authors' perspectives on reason and emotion as reflected in Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' Hemin...

Captain Vere in Billy Budd by Herman Melville

In eight pages a psychological character analysis of Captain Vere is presented in order to determine the underlying reasons for hi...

Symbolism in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

In ten pages this paper examines the powerful symbolism within Melville's novel especially as it pertains to the whale's significa...

Enslavement in Benito Cereno by Herman Melville and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the enslavement theme within these short stories from the perspectives of the revo...

Setting in 'Bartleby, the Scrivener' by Herman Melville

In five pages this research paper focuses upon the author's use of setting in this short story and how it mirrors the progressive ...

Billy Budd by Herman Melville

In six pages this paper examines the novel's primary characters and analyzes them philosophically and morally in regards to good a...

Works of Herman Melville and Ernest Hemingway and the Uses of Phallic Symbolism

In seven pages phallic symbolism is considered in a comparative analysis of Melville's 'Bartleby the Scrivener' and Hemingway's 'H...

Message of Billy Budd by Herman Melville

composition. Among her miscellaneous multitude, the Indomitable mustered several individuals who, however inferior in grade, were...

Moral Liability and Race in Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

In one page this essay discusses how this novel could be interpretated as a story involving moral liability that results from raci...

Biblical Parallels in Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

In 5 pages this paper examines the symbolic parallels that exist between Melville's Billy Budd, the biblical Adam, and Jesus Chris...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe's The Minister's Wooing, and Religion

In 7 pages this paper examines facing death and the traditional perception of religion in a comparative analysis of these novels. ...

'Bartleby the Scrivener' by Herman Melville

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

Potter and Franklin in Israel Potter His Fifty Years of Exile by Herman Melville

Years of Exile is one such piece of literary work that is a reflection of Melvilles typical nature in that it befits the very esse...

Civilization's Costs According to Sigmund Freud

In five pages Freud's views regarding civilization's costs as described in Civilization and Its Discontents are examined with topi...

'The Lightning Rod Man' by Herman Melville

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of contrasting points of view between the salesman of lightning rods and a pro...

Behavior in 'Bartleby, the Scrivener' by Herman Melville

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

Freedom and Civilization

and mans struggle for individuality. This is also a theme that many science fiction authors address. Does the future hold a world ...

Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

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

Theology of Herman Melville in his Writings

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

Accuracy of Media Coverage

In five pages this research paper examines reporting by the media in an evaluation of its accuracy in a consideration of the conce...

Meso American Civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca

In six pages this essay contrasts and compares these early Meso American civilizations in terms of organizational, agricultural, r...