Billy Budd
In Henry Melville's novel Billy Budd, the protagonist, Billy Budd, is a young impressed sailor aboard an English Battleship. Billy shows his actions toward a Christ Figure through his innocence and ignorance, which he shows while interacting with Claggart, the ships Master of Arms.
Billy shows this Christ figure in his innocence towards Claggart, by not knowing why Claggart treats the crew so bad, and to why there is a side to him that enjoys this cruel punishment. Billy talking to Claggart says "No man can take pleasure in cruelty". Billy shows his innocence by how he can not judge how anyone would thrive we they are loathed by so many others, like Claggart does.
Billy also shows a resemblance towards a Christ figure, by his ignorance of what goes around him. He ponders why so many people abominate Claggart? Billy can't understand the meaning behind Claggart, so Billy has no problem with Claggart. Claggart bruptly says to Billy " Is it ignorance or irony". Claggart......
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