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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo

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When exasperated or startled, Billy Budd can speak only in a .
2

Melville anticipates Billy Budd's reaction to Claggert's unwarranted charges in his attack on aboard the Rights-of-Man.
3

As a "scrivener," Bartleby is responsible for copy work and other clerical duties in a firm.
4

Melville traces Claggert's evil to a study by the Greek philosopher .
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Captain Vere's decision regarding the punishment of Billy Budd is predicated on two recent and infamous events of aboard other British naval vessels.








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