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Answer:
The answer is yes. Melville is really criticizing the Christian Missionaries.
Explanation:
Because he uses many biblical, scientific, and mythological themes to built his story. The lighting -rod man is a representation of the missionares, while the narrator represents Melville beliefs. The center idea of the story is that the christianism convertion is destroying the cultures, values, and customs established before. The convertion is not about real spiritually, but about imposing the missionaries way of living. The narrator tries to dissuade his neighbors from believing in the lightining rod man, Melville believes in a God full of love and not in a God or religion imposed by fear.
Run-on sentence
In prescriptive grammar, a run-on sentence<span> is two independent clauses that have been run together without a conjunction or punctuation mark between them. The picture is an example.</span>
Answer:
I went swimming for two hours.
Explanation:
Because I was exercising it helped me get into a better mindset, even though normally I only swim for one hour it helped me get into a growth mindset.