The story ultimately is the illustration of the unthinking prejudice of race based on a lack of understanding, and the author makes his points against the backdrop of mental instability and lack of mental wholeness. No additional sources cited. A short 1 page essay on Melville's 'Benito Cereno,' a tale of suppressed slave rebellion, which the writer feels can easily be regarded as a tale of racism and moral liability. A 6 page paper on the moral and philosophical questions that are present in this novel. The writer discusses the main characters and Melville's obvious interpretation of them as they relate to good and evil.
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Henry Salt considered Melville's later works as fantasies rather than a relation of sober facts. This 5 page paper explores Melville's presentation of the character of Billy Budd in terms of these three qualities. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Henry Salt considered Melville's later works as fantasies rather than a relation of sober facts. This was not the case with Billy Budd.