Bill Budd

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sing wisdom in exchange for the eating of the apple. Billy Budd is therefore the representative of the innocent purity of nature versus the corruption that happens in normal everyday life. However, Billy Budd may be like Adam, but he is not absolutely without blemish. He is after all living in a world that according to Christian doctrine is “fallen,” and therefore cannot support perfection. Noone is perfect in this world since the “fallen,” Billy is the closest thing to it though. Seems how Satan has a hand, whether large or small, in everything. This is shown by Billy’s speech impediment. It is this defect that is instrumental in bringing about Billy’s tragic fate. Melville makes use of the technique of f...