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A 7 page paper which examines the literature of Herman Melville, discussing and analyzing his writing style through his narrative voice. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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often have a symbolic meaning beyond merely setting a tone or displaying his breadth of knowledge" (Little Blue Light). His work comprised short stories, novels, and even poetry and in
each of these he presented the reader with powerful narrative voices. One critic notes that, "He uses a wide array of characters that are usually symbolic of some idea or
archetype. His early novels were sexually charged for their time" while "His later novels were excessively probing of psychological and spiritual matters for his time (though not for ours)" (Little
Blue Light). Another critic indicates that "Herman Melville, was known for his moving literary style" (News Writing). In this brief look at Herman Melville we
can clearly begin to understand that his writing or literary style was incredibly powerful and diverse. He used his narrators to truly pull the reader in, and he often used
these narrators to keep the story stable and meaningful. The following paper examines some of his work and analyzes his narrative writing style, through the opinions of various critics.
Melvilles Narrative Voice Melvilles most infamous novel is "Moby Dick." In first examining his narrative style we look at the perspectives of one critic concerning this particular novel. This
critic notes that, "Whether in a brief novella or in an epic tome, one common technique utilized by many writers is a framing of a books action. That is to
say, the author introduces and concludes the work with the same narrator--or with the same setting or with a recurrent image--thus bringing the action, characters, theme, plot, and so on
full circle" (Thompson 130). Such a form of approach works in creating a sense of order and cohesiveness to an otherwise "traditionally structured narrative" (Thompson 130). Melvilles "Moby-Dick" possesses
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