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Bartleby The Scrivener Perspective

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Bartleby the Scrivener Perspective Analysis In writing Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853), Herman Melville focuses his attention on telling the plight of Bartleby, who works in a law firm assisting wealthy men in dealing with mortgages, title deeds, as well as bonds. Primarily, the book discusses the life of Bartleby, particularly, in his career, as a lawyer. In narrating this ordeal, the book opens with the setting of Wall Street in New York. According to the narrator, the Wall Street environment is so business oriented to the extent that after working hours it is reduced to an abandoned space. Melville's descriptions of Wall Street convey a cold and alienated setting where the forging of close human is difficult. According to Melville, Bartleby is the recent addition to the narrator's staff. Primarily, the plot of Bartleby involves the ordeal of one man's struggle in coping with his worker's unusual form of reflexive resistance. …show more content…

Nippers suffers from ingestion, while Turkey is a drunkard. However, despite being drunk, the office survives because, in the mornings Turkey is sober, while in the afternoon, Nippers has calm down. According to Herman, the narrator employs Bartleby with the hope that his gentle nature will soothe the temperaments of the two scriveners. Through the well-composed characters, the author can portray the best aspect of the book. Moreover, in the plot, the author goes into details by explaining how one day Bartleby is requested to assist in proofreading one of the documents he had copied, but instead answers, "…I would prefer not to…" marking the beginning of his many

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