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The Confidence Man
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The Confidence-Man (full title The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade) is Herman Melville's last major novel, a satire published on April 1st, 1857. In it, one mysterious man sneaks onto a Mississippi steamboat. He tests the confidence and doubts of the passengers, while conning money off of them one by one through different masquerades.The novel is a satirical work, and an allegory for the broader aspects of human nature and human identity. It reflects Herman Melville's views on morality, religion, cynicism, and other philosophical topics.It is also notable for being a book dealing with nihilism and existentialism before other 20th century literature.The full text can be read here. | |
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The Spook | |
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The Spook: No one knows a thing about his true identity. | |
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Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism | |
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Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism: Herman Melville wrote on the side of idealism. | |
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The Farmer and the Viper | |
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The Farmer and the Viper: The bitter old cripple holds this attitude of distrust. | |
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Fictional Counterpart | |
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Fictional Counterparts: Charlie Noble is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne; Mark Winsome is Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the beggar is Edgar Allan Poe. | |
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Double-Meaning Title | |
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Double-Meaning Title: He's a Con Man, and he tests people's confidence. | |
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Satire | |
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Satire: Melville satirizes 19th century authors by making characters based on them. | |
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Power of Trust | |
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Power of Trust: He sees just how much they will trust. | |
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No Name Given | |
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No Name Given: The Confidence-man has several aliases, but we never find out his true name. | |
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Come to Gawk | |
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Come to Gawk: Passengers on the boardwalk come to just watch the crippled man from New Guinea. | |
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In Which a Trope Is Described: | |
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