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Abstract
In this article we attempt to support the theory that there was a latent homosexuality in the 19th century American author Herman Melville. We also seek to explain his penchant through an analysis of his childhood experiences and his family conditions, which seem to have fostered his personal attitudes towards men and women. An example of this is the peculiar relationship that he maintained with his mother. lt is impossible to determine how aware he was of his natural inclinations, but we can say that his literature echoes his personal attitudes. Personalities as that of Claggart and books as "Moby-Dick" would have been unrealizable by a man who did not look at men the way he did.
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Se ilustra esto llamando la atención a aspectos como la peculiar relación que mantuvo con su madre
In spite of the curren ti y apparent freedorn of speech when discussing certain subjects that have for so long been taboo in Western Society, one cannot help feeling sornewhat uneasy in presenting certain argurnents
The fact is that when a human being feels something deeply such as the need of a relationship with a male friend, the result may be the creation of a tragic situation of sexual repression like the one we are presented with in Billy Budd
Summary
Se ilustra esto llamando la atención a aspectos como la peculiar relación que mantuvo con su madre. In relation to Herman Melville for it is observed that there are conditions in his life which favoured a potential homosexuality which influenced his work. The fact is that when a human being feels something deeply such as the need of a relationship with a male friend, the result may be the creation of a tragic situation of sexual repression like the one we are presented with in Billy Budd.
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