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Essays 61 - 90
one of the most essential elements of sacrifice, especially in a religious context, is that the action is performed willingly, and...
truly fulfilled, and in fact he likens this fulfillment to a nearly spiritual ideal. On the other hand, there was...
of men. Men, primarily those men on the ship, are men who are likely "dangerous to encounter" on an ordinary day. They are perhaps...
wonder of nature, or the natural balance of things as he is determined to kill the whale. As one author notes, "Ahab destroys hims...
presumably just universe. An arrow going from the first circle to the second indicates the cause-and-effect direction. Multiple ...
offers a very powerful image of the lives these people live trapped in a tiny apartment and in their individual lives. Melville...
little concern for the development, the past, of the relationships that play a very important part in the stories. One could well ...
metaphorically complex narrative that has been interpreted in a variety of ways. The story itself is deceptively simple. The narra...
This paper consists of seven pages and presents a literary analysis of the white symbolism that appears throughout Moby Dick by He...
Romantic tradition, of which Melville was a nominal or part-time member, of the innocence and moral superiority of a pastoral moti...
who flatly refused to accept the mundane. These two characters, both centers of nineteenth century American literature, each made...
origin of the mysterious voices turned out to have a quite natural explanation, but there is nothing particularly comforting in th...
In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...
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...
trouble from the start. Upon seeing another ship which he believes is in trouble, he decides he must go and offer his help. Inst...
in the goodness of man and the mans natural state is in nature and is burdened by civilization (Campbell). The doctrine of sensibi...
as being mostly unforgiving of mans shortcomings, inasmuch as he implies that humanity has turned into a selfish, egotistical and ...
In five pages discord between citizens of the American north and south are considered and Benito Cereno by Herman Melville is used...
ending is quite compelling, letting on that the narrator is much more insightful than first appears. Certainly, the narrator is no...
In five pages this paper examines various themes including racism as they relate to Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Five sources ar...
This essay presents four quotes taken from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. The writer discusses the meaning of each quote in relatio...
In six pages good and evil are examined along with Plato's assertion that evil is not knowingly committed by man. There are no ot...
In a paper consisting of 7 pages Shakespeare's uses of iambic pentameter in his 'good' characters and spoken prose by the 'evil' c...
When he recover his senses, yet it still marked by his Uncle Ernie as a phenomena, the public revolts, but it is nevertheless true...
The writer examines two opposing viewpoints on Prohibition. Billy Sunday preached in favor of it and against alcohol as evil while...
inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, the only life worth living" (Frost, 1962, 84). As this de...
that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...
the sense of with aristocratic soul" (Nietzsche, 2002). This development occurred simultaneously with its polar opposite, by whic...
In three pages this fictitious autobiographical essay from Billy's perspective explores his zoo experience featuring the circulari...