Bartleby2

Bartleby2 Amanda Fisher February 16, 2001 Bartleby, in Herman Melville?s short story ?Bartleby the scribe? is a character who lives his life in utter isolation. However, it is self-evident from the story that he does affect one person?s life. The narrator of the tale, an aged lawyer, is a caring figure, though not unlike most employers, keeps his distance and rationalizes each situation. He mutation into a sympathetic and affected character results solely from his alternatively limited relationship with his employee, Bartleby.

When Melville describes Bartleby, he presents the man as a very innocuous, unassuming figure. ?In answer to my advertisement, a electrostatic young man one morning stood upon my office doorway?. I can see that figure now ? palely neat, pitiably respectable, incredibly forlorn? (117). From the beginning, the narrator treats him no contrasting from the rest of his staff; he is courteous, kind and treats the man with no disrespect. It is, however,...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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