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Melville's Attacks on Oppressive Social Codes, 2005.
A discussion on Herman Melville's strategies to attack the oppressive social codes, stereotypes and values of the America of his times, through four of his texts.
4,124 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper shows how Herman Melville critiqued the social values of his time. In works such as 'Bartleby', 'Benito Cereno', 'Moby Dick' and 'Redburn,' Melville offers very powerful social critiques in covert ways, as he enjoyed playing around with his readers. The paper shows that sometimes Melville seemed to be in favor of something when in reality he was against it and vice versa. Melville could not be direct on his condemnations of slavery, stereotyping and oppressive social codes. Instead, the paper shows, he opted for a more subtle way to express his opinions; playing with his reader's point of view without them even noticing.
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Introduction
Resistance against Oppression and its Consequences
Masculinity as a Strong American Value
America's Idyllic Affair with Europe
Racism, Stereotypes and Melville's Condemnation of Slavery
References
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"Herman Melville critiqued the social values of his time in a very slight and restrained manner. The only work, perhaps, that clearly and directly attacks slavery is "Benito Cereno"; however it is worth to state that "Bartleby", "Moby Dick" and "Redburn" also offer very powerful social critiques in underground ways. In Benito Cereno and Bartleby, for example, Melville presents an alternative to fight oppression: rebellion; as he criticizes the institutions of labor and slavery, Melville shows the pros and consequences of resistance against oppression. Melville also enjoyed playing around with his readers' values and ideals. In "Redburn" and "Moby-Dick," he portrays the American ideal of Masculinity and how hard life is for those who live outside such ideal. He also depicts the relationship between America and its past, Europe, as an idyllic affair. Finally Melville makes a mockery out of the American thoughts on race and attacks slavery in works such as "Benito Cereno," "Moby- Dick" and "Redburn.""
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Armistice Day - Veteran's Day, 2002.
This paper discusses the history of Armistice Day that began after WWI.
3,369 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This paper looks at the origins and rituals surrounding Armistice Day, or as it is better known, Veteran's Day. The author explains how Armistice Day began after WWI and was treated as a holiday and since it was created, many different rituals are carried out. The paper refers to many sources describing the changes in the way Americans celebrated Veteran's Day after WWI to the present.
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"At 11 a. m. on November 11, 1918, the imperial German army radioed to the world that it had signed the Allied unconditional terms of surrender, and had agreed to the laying down of arms. The guns of the Great War became silent, and were replaced by outbursts of joy across the nation. It was finally over, over there. In 1995, New York City commemorated this event with 500,000 cheering, flag-waving spectators lining the roads. With thundering drums punctuating nostalgic Glenn Miller swing music, tens of thousands of proud American warriors marched out of the past and up Fifth Avenue in New York's largest Veterans Day Parade since the end of World War II. This 1995 parade was a victory of sorts due to the fact that, in recent years, Veterans Day observations have become, as Robert McFadden says, "desultory at best, with spectators often limited to passers-by walking their dogs or heading out for a quart of milk." This parade was evidence of a revival in veteran appreciation, and a renewal of Veterans Day as a much-celebrated American holiday. But while this parade can be used to model a renewal in ceremony and enthusiasm, the true meaning of Veterans Day, or Armistice Day as it was originally called, has been lost through name changes and changes in those it is supposed to honor."
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Herman Melville: Influences that Made the Man and His Writing, 2006.
An examination of the life and works of Herman Melville.
2,088 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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In this paper the author looks at the life and works of Herman Melville. The paper focuses on Melville's personal experiences in life combined with his unique literary style and vision, making him, in the author's opinion, the creator of novels that are considered to be some of the greatest in American history. The paper starts with a look at Melville's early life from childhood through to adolescent and how the experiences he had, shaped him for the future. The paper then explores the writing techniques that Melville used in his story telling and the attitudes to his books at the time they were written. The paper concludes that Melville was one of the greatest authors in American history even though at the time of his writing he may not have been truly appreciated.
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"Melville's writing reflects a tremendous number of influences. He incorporates character types, allusions, philosophy, and much more from the great thinkers of his day and from those who came before them. Some of his contemporaries were Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was a good friend, and transcendental thinkers such as Thoreau and Emerson. Whitman was another contemporary influence. Melville also read Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, and Edmund Spenser. The evidence of these writers is found in Biblical, philosophical and literary allusions throughout his novels (DelFattore 1913)."
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The Short Stories of Herman Melville, 2004.
This paper discusses characters who are rebels and nonconformists in the short stories of Herman Melville.
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that Herman Melville?s short stories, written during the mid-19th century in America, are examples of non-conformity, which would soon reflect the apex of society in 1861 when the country was drawn into the quintessential revolt of man against himself in the Civil War. The author points out that Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," first published in 1853 , contains one of the prime examples of the Melvillian rebel, being Bartleby himself. The paper reviews other tales written by Herman Melville, that also contain rebellious and nonconformist characters: "Benito Cereno", "The Lightning-Rod Man", "The Encantadas", and "The Bell Tower".
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"Bartleby, the alienated man who lends his name to the story's title, states several times that "I would prefer not to" in regard to doing his job as a scrivener at a law office on Wall Street in New York City. This indicates that his rebellion is passive rather than aggressive, much like the non-violent resistance found in the likes of Henry David Thoreau, one of Melville's contemporaries. The mystery surrounding Bartleby's strange behavior--why he chooses to rebel so completely yet so politely--is never revealed in the story, even though the unnamed, prosperous lawyer/narrator suggests that Bartleby may be the victim of extreme isolation from working in the government's Dead Letter office. Thus, the ambiguity of Bartleby's rebellion makes this tale more complex and leaves it open to many interpretations."
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Herman Melville?s "Bartleby the Scrivener", 2005.
This paper analyzes Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the Scrivener", about a man who withdraws from life.
1,920 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that the story of Bartleby is ambiguous because the reader sees Bartleby's life entirely from the outside, never hearing anything in Bartleby's own voice except the repeated, "I would prefer not to." The author points out that some critics see Melville's image of Bartleby as reflecting his view of Henry David Thoreau and as a satirical comment on Thoreau's writings; Melville was fixated on Thoreau, despite the fact that there is no evidence that he ever met him. The paper concludes that Melville's life is more clearly evident in his sea stories; much of what is thought about his inner life and how it is reflected in this story is highly speculative although the ways he treats other characters faced with authority are similar to his other works.
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"It is possible that Bartleby has had some revelation about his life and has come to an understanding of the need to escape it. This is never clear, but Bartleby's way of escaping is clear--he withdraws into himself. Bartleby withdraws into a smaller and smaller space until he is not there at all. In his own way, Bartleby is quite reasonable about his withdrawal, a fact noted by the narrator when Bartleby first makes his declaration of preference: "With any other man, I should have flown outright into a dreadful passion, scorned all further words, and thrust him ignominiously from my presence. But there was something about Bartleby that not only strangely disarmed me, but, in a wonderful manner, touched and disconcerted me.""
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Poe and Melville, 2002.
This paper discusses the authors Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the works of the authors Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. It is shown how their work is similar in that both write about characters reaching the end of their self-control in the face of forces greater than themselves, and both authors use psychological insight to develop those characters. Differences include their descriptive methods and that Poe writes about subject matter considered more macabre, while Melville writes about spiritual failures and conflicts with a more profound sense of the spiritual strengths of the universe. The author compares their styles and work, by looking at Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Melville's short story "Billy Budd."
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""The Tell-Tale Heart" is a first-person narrative, while "Billy Budd" is a third-person narrative in the omniscient voice of the author. The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" commits a murder, and while it is evident that this event takes place in the real world, it is not clear whether the beating heart he hears after this is a supernatural phenomenon or a manifestation of guilt taking place only in his mind. The narrator speaks directly to the reader in this story and explains his actions after the fact, and he begins by trying to put the reader's mind at rest about his sanity. The man says he is not insane, though there is no reason to take his word for this matter one way or the other. Indeed, the very manner in which the man declares his sanity raises questions about it:"
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Herman Melville's "Billy Budd", 2000.
An analysis of Herman Melville's novel "Billy Budd". A look at the writing style, use of irony and central themes.
4,870 words (approx. 19.5 pages), 1 source, $ 124.95
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An analysis of Herman Melville's novel "Billy Budd" centering on Melville's exploration of authority, as intertwined with other moral and philosophical issues in the novel. Extensive textual analysis is used to reveal Melville's methods of using irony and allegory. Included is a review of the novel and a discussion of the central characters.
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"In Billy Budd Melville takes on the issue of authority, complicated by other moral and philosophical issues. The key word here is complicated, as Melville, seems unable to see anything in a simple manner. To Melville, life, like the sea, is a mystery, full of unanswerable questions. As a writer, he struggles to delve more and more deeply into the mystery while we, as readers, sometimes feel we are drowning in unfathomable depths. In Billy Budd, Melville continues the quest he began forty years earlier in Moby Dick. In his white whale Melville embodied everything fearful and unknowable to man. Now at the end of his life, he has a few more words to say on these subjects. It is my belief that if one looks closely at the clues offered by the narrative structure of the story it is quite possible to identify Melville?s position in relation to the moral issues addressed. In doing so, however, one must keep in mind Melville?s critical attitude, his love of ambiguous allegory, his godlike inscrutability and the possibility that to modern ears his subtle satirical voice may sound like perplexing perversity."
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"Benito Cereno" by Herman Melville, 2002.
This paper discusses the story and writing style in the story "Benito Cereno" by Herman Melville.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that the story "Benito Cereno" by Herman Melville is a true story, reported in a book by the real Amasa Delano. The paper author feels that the story is interesting for the way Melville shapes it so that the reader is led to see the story in one way until a single moment causes a reversal and everything is seen to be the opposite of what was before. This paper comments that Melville made careful use of language and style, but the critics were not always accepting of his work.
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"Captain Amasa Delano is the intelligence serving as the focus of the story in "Benito Cereno." The reader learns as the captain learns, and sometimes the reader learns faster than does the captain. The reader can see early that something is wrong on the San Dominick, but Captain Delano accepts what Benito Cereno tells him until the evidence begins to mount that something is wrong. It is not that Delano is foolish but that he is trusting, and he does not understand the nature of evil until after his experience on the San Dominick."
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Herman Melville?s Novelette, "Benito Cereno", 2004.
Provides biographical information about Herman Melville and an analysis of his novelette, "Benito Cereno".
1,616 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper describes Herman Melville's literary style, his political beliefs that were reflected in his writings, and the circumstances of his life that contributed to his political beliefs. Particular emphasis is placed on Melville's novelette, "Benito Cereno", and how he conveys his feelings about the evils of slavery, as well as the need to correct those evils, in a a way that brings about change in the South at an acceptable pace.
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"The year Herman Melville?s novelette ?Benito Cereno? takes place may be 1799, but it represents the conflicting beliefs and actions that were occurring in the United States when the author actually wrote the piece in 1856. Although Melville?s stories and novels mostly revolved around the sea, including his masterpiece Moby Dick, one of his sub-themes was the treatment or mistreatment of one person or persons against another. He was continually intrigued by the ambiguities that he perceived in all human experiences, and sought answers as to what caused human behavior?specifically good versus evil, violence against women, racism, and the alienation of the worker."
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Melville and Hawthorne: Explorations of Humanity., 2002.
Comparison of Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Melville's "Bartelby, the Scrivener."
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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"Young Goodman Brown" is a story of initiation. What Goodman Brown sees in the forest persuades as well as forces him to question. Evil is the nature of mankind. Melville's "Bartelby, the Scrivener" presents an ideal example of this in relation to conformity, non rebellion, and man vs. society. Bartelby is an exaggerated reflection of the Boss, embodying manifested urges. Bartelby is the extreme, absolutist reflection of the Boss's penchant for avoidance. Melville's "Bartelby, the Scrivener" contains mirror imagery that illustrates extremes in the protagonists' personalities. The difference lies in the Boss's ability to learn from Bartelby.
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Herman Melville, 2002.
This paper discusses how Herman Melville dealt with gender themes in novels such as "Billy Budd", "Moby Dick", "Redburn: His First Voyage", and "Typee".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that Melville's attitude towards philosophical and metaphysical themes. The author's primary focus is on Melville's frank portrayals of what life at sea involved in the Nineteenth Century.
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Melville and "Moby Dick", 2002.
A selective list of periodicals where critical studies of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville appear.
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 32 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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As one of the most popular and criticized books of the past, we can find many books and hundreds of articles on Melville and Moby Dick. Written in 1851, "Moby-Dick'' tells the story of whaling and of the hunt for Moby-Dick, a fierce white whale known to the sailors of Melville's time. This paper provides a highly selective list of biographical and critical studies where articles on "Moby Dick" appear, and a summary of each article.
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"Michael V Adams in his article "Whaling and Difference: Moby-Dick Deconstructed" published in the New Orleans Review (1983) analyzes the myth of Moby Dick. He presents the allure of the whale and what makes it so fascinating to the Captain's like Ahab. He covers the basic myth through a study of the society and times and suggests how the whale came to dominate Ahab. By demystifying Moby, Adams creates a more inherent understanding of Ahab and allows the reader to perceive the whole event in a more human manner and thus, more acceptable."
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The Color White in Melville's Writing, 2002.
An examination of Herman Melville's use of the color white to convey negative thoughts and emotions: antithetical to common cultural connotations which associate white with such positive concepts as purity and holiness.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper analyzes Melville's innovative manipulation of the color white. The primary concerns include the unsettling effect of a monster "wearing white" and what may have been Melville's attack on racism. Careful attention to syntax, diction and literary style serve as the intellectual support for these ideas.
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"From a very young age, popular media teaches us that we can spot the good guys from a mile away, based solely on their entirely white costumes. This small piece of conventional wisdom presents a serious problem for Moby Dick?s readers, as Herman Melville shrouds his title character, the vicious, homicidal whale in the color traditionally reserved for heroes. Without a close reading of the text, the simple fact that the whale is associated with white might be enough to convince the reader that he is in fact the hero of the story. However, this is not the case, as close reading of the text suggests only Moby Dick?s fundamental ?naturalness? as well as the whale?s ability to serve as a metaphor for the color, and, in turn all of those things for which the color itself serves as a metaphor. The effects of Melville?s decision to employ the whale in such a way are numerous, spanning from the simple, unnerving juxtaposition of the color?s purity with the whale?s monstrosity, to a complex, subtle condemnation of racism."
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Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener", 2004.
This paper examines the character of Bartleby in Herman Melville's novel "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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This paper iscusses the theme of Herman Melville's story, "Bartleby the Scrivener." The author points out that, as a story of self-destruction, the tale is about a man Bartleby who succumbs to the strain of attempting to conform to the rules of a society, which he no longer believes in. The paper relates that the story is written from the point of view of the narrator and his attempt to save Bartleby.
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"Herman Melville's creation Bartleby, who appears in his story "Bartleby, the Scrivener", is a man who lives in a highly straightened world. His story is that of a man who at first appears as if he should be able to meet the expectations of his society. Bartleby ..."
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?Bartleby the Scrivener? by Herman Melville, 2006.
This paper examines the main character, Bartleby, in Herman Melville's, short story, "Bartleby the Scrivener."
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper analyzes how Melville's character, Bartleby, symbolizes the barriers that surround us, the encroachment of the corporate world and the futility of fulfilling the American Dream, which has grown to be a model for the majority of short stories in western literature. The paper,which includes a brief review of the book, goes on to explain that short stories are written for more than just entertainment and that western literature is one of the defining elements in western civilization.
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"Wall Street, the financial institution symbolizes the encroachment of the corporate business. Bartleby and the other scriveners industriously making copies like a cog in the big machine of life. Almost like cattle, being pushed and prodded into a particular direction. Similarly in John Updike's "A & P" the setting of the grocery store combined with the behavior of the customers portrays the same message. "I bet you could set off dynamite in an A & P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists and muttering "Let me see, there was a third thing, began with A, asparagus, no, ah, yes, applesauce!" or whatever it is they do mutter" (693). The industrialization of our homeland often leaves us with a belittled feeling and without identity. Melville reiterates these points in this passage: "What miserable friendlessness and loneliness are here revealed! His poverty is great; but his solitude, how horrible!"
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