

A Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of Calvinism in Melville’s Moby-Dick or, The Whale
A Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of Calvinism in Melville’s Moby-Dick or, The Whale Although the transcendentalist movement of the...


Inherent Evil and Lack of Virtue in Lippard's Black Andy--as well as almost every other characte
Although many scholars would argue that Lippard's character Black Andy, more readily referred to as The Bulgine, or the Negroe in The...


Temperance in Moby Dick
After reading the first three-quarters of the novel, it had been illustrated that the goal of the Pequod--and subsequently its crew--was,...


Social-Learning Theory in Ishmael
Although most literary criticism has been tested and given merit over time, there is little to be said of applying a sociological theory...


Call Me Ishmael, but can I Believe You?
I have often heard people ramble on with musings about Ishmael and his amicable and endearing storytelling as the narrator inMoby Dick. ...


Hopeless Consolation in Whitman's Drum Taps
Walt Whitman’s Drum Taps is an extensive book that chronicles affective scenes from the Civil War. It was Whitman’s attempt to honor the...


Publishing a Story
I have long harbored ambitions to be a published writer and author. I started writing stories when I was six or seven, and have always...