Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is a classical literary example of a person playing the role of a minority. In this story, Melville portrays five characters working in a law office. ... He does not speak of Bartleby, Turkey, Nippers and Ginger Nut as highly as he speaks of himself. ... Turkey offers to take care of Bartleby physically. ... This power might be a little less directly expressed as in the case of "Bartleby, the Scrivener." ...

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