The novels both deal with the idea of fate and the role it plays in the lives of the characters. Obsession, to the point of monomania, is a driving force behind the actions of the main characters of both novels. ... In the novels Moby-Dick and Billy Budd the idea of fate governing the actions of the characters is present. Several main characters from both novels possess particularly fatalistic natures. ... I will wreak that hate upon him" ( Melville(1),157). ...

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