Part one of term paper
Although their are many themes incorporated into the novella “ Billy Budd” written by Herman Melville on main theme stays consistent throughout the novella, the theme of good versus evil. In this theme Melville focuses on two main characters Billy Budd and John Claggart. Billy Budd is used in this novella to represent good in this theme w ...

Part two of term paper
... Budd as a “ barbarian”. By this description of Budd Melville is emphasizing his likeness to a natural, pre-civilized man. As a “ noble savage”, Billy lacks an understanding of the tricks of sophisticated life and is unable to express himself through intelligence instead he must express himself through emotions. To further our understanding of Budd’s likeness to a “ noble savage” Melville states with a allusion to the bible that because of his lack of worldly knowledge he has not yet ...