‘The Fiddler’ by Herman Melville: Short Story Analysis
‘The Fiddler’ is a realistic nineteenth-century Victorian short story penned in 1854 by American novelist, short story writer, and poet Herman Melville. Melville is considered one of America’s greatest writers and is well remembered for his classic novel Moby Dick. He is one of the important writers who were part of the American Renaissance. The short story titled ‘The Fiddler’ is a story about Hautboy, once a prodigy who now felt genuine happiness by being away from the clamor of people and the adulation of crowds. He was a great musician, a fiddler who could enchant a person even if he played familiar layman tunes. The short story’s main theme is ambition, where Melville emphasizes that ambition and talent do not bring happiness. Instead, happiness lies in the love of the mundane and being content with one’s abilities, the state in which one is, and enjoying life to the fullest in every way possible
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