in American history where inspiring works of literature

began to emerge. It was also a time when American writers

had not completely separated its literary heritage from

Europe, partly because there were successful literary

B. Herman Melville was born on August 1, 1819, he was the

son of Allan and Maria Melville. During Herman's childhood

he lived in the "good" neighborhoods of New York City.

In 1832 Herman suffered tragedy when his father died after

trying to cope with the stress of debts and misfortunes.

After a short time in a business house in New York City,

Herman determined he needed to go to sea.

He spent years traveling on a variety of ships, including

C1. Melville's perspective on life is that God created the

universe with an infinite number of

meanings and man is always trying to determine one specific

D2. The "lessons" that Melville is likely to weave into

his writing are 1. An exposition on

whales and the whaling industry. 2. A commentary on the

discusses his reasons for going to sea and interprets and

there. But it's too late to make any improvements now. The

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