Monomania- A comparison of the novels Moby-Dick and Billy Budd

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Monomania Outline


1) Introduction
a) Contrasts and comparisons introduced for:
i) Moby-Dick
ii) Billy Budd

Compare

2) Fate and the role it plays in the two novels

3) Obsession and the role it plays in the two novels

4) The role and appearance of religion in the two novels

Contrast

5) Openness and recognition of monomania in the main characters

6) Origin of the evil nature of main characters

7) The concept of innocence and how it does or does not apply to the main characters

8) Conclusion
a) Contrast and comparisons reintroduced for:
i) Moby Dick
ii) Billy Budd








Monomania

The novels Moby- Dick and Billy Budd, both by Herman Melville, are classic novels featuring adventure on the high seas. The two novels share some similarities but are also different in many ways. The novels both deal with the idea of fate and the role ...