Herman Melville is an American author and poet most recognized for his novel, Moby Dick. He was born on August 1, 1819 in New York City. Melville was born the third of eight children. About three weeks after he wa born, he was baptized by a minister of the South Reformed Dutch Church. He lived a well-off life with servants and elegant quarters. His last family house was set on Broadway in 1828. When Melville was five, he began his schooling. In December, Melville’s father returned New York City. He forced his son to travel with him on what was left of his journey. He ended up suffering and he showed signs of delirium. Most of his travels are well-reflected throughout his works. Because of Melville's experiencences, his writing style has truly been defined and shaped based off events in his life.
Establishing a writing style is very important because it allows the writer to be unique and it can set you apart from other authors. The way an author tells their story is significant. There choice of tone, structure, and words are no accident. They all play a big role in allowing the reader to fully engage and understand the author’s point of view. Melville typically tends to incorporate complex words and phrases into his writings. Even though he might just be describing something simple, he always finds a way to complicate the sentence by making it lengthy and elaborate. For example, “ This elusive quality it is, which causes the thought of whiteness, when divorced frome more kindly associations, and coupled with any object terrible in itself, to heighten that terror to the furthest bounds. Witness the white bear of the poles, and the white shark of the tropics; what but their smooth, flaky whiteness makes them the transcendent horrors they are? That ghas...
