As portrayed in the Bible, Adam and Eve were the perfect human species. This was only a result because of their complete innocence. God let them remain in his presence because of this reason. After the devil conned them into eating fruit from the Tree of Good and Evil they became unclean. In Herman Melville’s Billy Budd the question this apparent: Is innocence and ignorance dominant over knowledge and power? To emphasize the importance …showed first 75 words of 576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 576 total…path of experience and wisdom. Only through virtue and morals can one rise about the evil and make an impact on the lives of others. Even after Billy’s death his legend and innocence will live on. He was a true representative of life under total goodness and without the challenge Claggart put out, Billy might not have proved to the world greatness is an important factor in ones everyday life. Bibliography billy budd analysis