A Reflection On Herman Melville's Accomplishments

Brad Jones

Ms Carman Period 6 American Literature

"As an author Melville both courted failure and scorned success."(pg.
613, A Companion to Melville Studies). How many famous legends in time have
existed to know no fame. How many remarkable artist have lived and died never
receiving due credit for there work. Herman Melville is clearly an artist of
words. Herman Melville is certainly a prodigy when it comes to writing. Herman
Melville never received hardly any credit for any of his works. Melville wrote
such novels as Moby-Dick, and Billy Budd. Melville wrote about things that he
knew about. He wrote about his own experiences. The one thing that he loved,
and knew the most about was whaling.

Herman Melville was born in 1819, the son of Allan and Maria Melville.
He was one of a Family of eight children - four boys and four girls - who was
raised comfortably in a nice neighborhood in New York City. Herman Melville
came......

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