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Observational Note of Theme and Symbolism in Billy Budd
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Billy Budd is well liked, and widely admired among his fellow sailors on the Rights-of-Man, yet he does not have any great intelligence or self-awareness. The narrator emphasizes that although Billy has a good influence on other people, he lacks a moral sense of value. He does not have the experience or know-how to be a moral role model even though he has a good heart. The narrator also describes Billy by comparing him to animals and primitive men even though he also tells us that Billy is of noble standards. Basically, Billy Budd represents the best qualities that nature produces in human beings without the involvement of civilization. Meaning, he has not been raised with an education with understandings of morality. The book explor
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