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Herman Melville was an extremely unique author. Although he is most famous for his classic novel, Moby Dick, his shorter and lesser known novella, Billy Budd manages to muster an intense and thought provoking plot. Melville uses the story of an innocent sailor named Billy Budd to formulate an intricate social allegory. Showing firm position, Melville sets up a parallel between the story’s conflict and the moral dilemma for the everyday reader. The story of Billy Budd becomes a fitting example of an allegory, as is becomes a mode of illustration that conveys another meaning that comments on society, not just the literal of a sailor.

From the very beginning, Melville begins to set up the allegory. He starts the story by describing the “Handsome Sailor” that turns out to be the character of Billy, a character that many readers would be able to identify with. Billy begins the story on a boat named The Rights of Man, where he is loved and revered for his hard work. Yet, this......

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