Innocence When Dooms tht Idealist Man in Melville's Billy Budd

Ibrahim Al-Barznji, Luma; Instructor,

	Innocence When Dooms tht Idealist Man in Melville's Billy Budd
Al-Fatih journal
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 33, 2008, Pages 52-67
Authors
Luma Ibrahim Al-Barznji;
Abstract
Innocence sometimes reaches the points of naïveté as it stands against evil and depravity but at another time this innocence may lead to one's doom if it lacks wisdom . It finds its counterpart in the hatred and malice that some people are disguised with . The conflict here is also which law society has to apply ; man-made law or natural law for both laws put man in an inevitable way under , sometimes , unjust punishment. In Billy Budd , men who confront the law and men who confront evil suffer similar consequences suggesting the dark view that evil and law are closely connected . The story has clear references with the circumstances of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice , his innocent spirit , and his unjust execution though critics remain sharply divided over whether Billy Budd's religious imagery represents Melville's embrace of religion or harsh critique of it . This paper is divided into two chapters . The first section of chapter one tackles the insecure Melville and some important spot lights of his background , while section two deals with the treatment of Billy Budd from Christian point of view . The second chapter is also divided into two sections ; the first deals with Billy Budd socially and logically , while section two is conclusions

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