Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bartleby the Scrivener

The narrator says that Bartleby is the most interesting person he has met. He almost seems to revere him for his quirkiness. After all, he tells an entire story about him. Also, when Bartleby begins refusing to do the tasks which are asked of him, the narrator allows him to continue hanging around the office. When he finds Bartleby there on a Sunday, seemingly living there, he does not get angry and kick him out. Instead, he allows Bartleby to ask him to leave his own office. Although the story is centered around Bartleby, little is revealed about his character. He is very static. It is not too often that a story reveals almost nothing about its main character. But I think this in itself reveals something- the emptiness of Bartleby. He really had no character to reveal.

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