Bartleby the Scrivener

In Bartleby the Scrivener, a lawyer on W every thoroughfare who is in need of additional copyists hires a man named Bartleby, who is quiet, reserved, and mysterious. later a few age of doing an extraordinary job of copying, Bartleby is asked to oppose a copy sheet, to which he replies, I would prefer not to. The lawyer is surprised at the employees response tho does vigor in retaliation. Several days later when asked to do something absolutely reasonable Bartleby again replies, I would prefer not to. The lawyer goes into his office one Sunday morning and is surprised that Bartleby is there. He realizes that Bartleby has been living in his office. Back at work the succeeding(prenominal) week thereafter, the attorney questions Bartleby about his past. He doesnt learn anything. Bartleby give up doing any work, claiming poor eyesight, but he wont desert the office. He continues to live in the office, and prefers not to leave or to start working again. Out of frustration and to be disembarrass of Bartleby, who neither works nor pays rent, the lawyer relocates his office. He is soon called upon by his old landlord to formulate Bartleby out of his building. Upon his visit, the attorney tries to reason with Bartleby, but Bartleby prefers not to do anything.

The lawyer leaves and a few days later learns that Bartleby has been taken to the Tombs. He goes to visit Bartleby in jail, who volition not eat, and a few visits later, the lawyer finds Bartleby lying in the prison yard, curled up in a foetal position. Bartleby had died, apparently from starvation. Questions remain: Why did Bartleby always prefer not to? Why cant he make friends or give out? What is the cause for his rebellion? On another note, why does the lawyer show so much charity and sympathy towards Bartleby? As the narrator tells us, little is known about Bartlebys history. In fact, all he says he knows is that Bartleby once worked for the Dead Letter berth in Washington. Does this alone explain why Bartleby is unsocial... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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