Bartleby, The Scrivener is an interesting story representing corporate discontent. Bartleby is a freak, an outcast and a profoundly depressed and lonely man, who seems completely unable to find work that will satisfy him. ... The end of the story brings out the narrator's compassion for Bartleby, because he tries to help the "dead" and boring scrivener until he dies in a courtyard. The author could have related to Bartleby through previous experiences or beliefs and is probably trying to convey the message because of this. ... Bartleby cannot pretend to have enthusiasm for this bleak worl...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To eat or not to eat is the dilemma which is reiterated throughout Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street. ... The lawyer begins to see that his purpose is fulfilling Bartleby's needs. ... He soon lives to benefit Bartleby, and sheild him form rude persecution(pg.1131). ... However, Bartleby begins to deny his boss" requests. ... To punish the lawyer, Bartleby's nurturing sibling, Bartleby denies himself food. ...

• Word Count: 896
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School