Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity!- This is the key to the short story by Herman Melville "Bartleby-, because it indicates that the image of Bartleby stands as a symbol for humanity on a universal level. ... The act of living is the real death for Bartleby. ... The last line in Melville's story reads "Ah Bartleby! ... He felt that it was their fault that Bartleby was dead, and it was there fault that all Bartleby's in the world live and act the way they o. ...

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"Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity." (Page 140, Herman Melville) This is the key to Bartleby, written by Herman Melville, for it indicates that Bartleby stands as a symbol for humanity. ... From the beginning Bartleby is isolated within the confines of his work place. ... As he severs himself from humanity, Bartleby is unaware of the consequences. ... Through Bartleby, he demonstrates that once you give up on life, everyone around will give up on you in turn, as the narrator did with Bartleby, for you have become an obstruction, much like the walls surrounding Bartleby. ...

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So to interpret whether or not the Lawyer in Herman Melville's piece, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" treated Bartleby fairly is a question of taste. ... Through the use of diction, Melville suggests that the Lawyer uses Bartleby, thus, treating him as an object rather than a person, dehumanizes Bartleby. ... In the same passage he calls his disservice to Bartleby a "a delicious self-approval." Here, the Lawyer not only proclaims his abuse of Bartleby, but unveils his only selfish desires. This is further proof of the Lawyer's unfair treatment of Bartleby. ...

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Physically, Bartleby seemed polite and calm. ... Bartleby is "pallid" (9) and passionless. ... Unlike Nippers, Bartleby is not ambitious. ... Bartleby converts the office to become his home. ... Bartleby has no personal relationship with reality. ...

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Bartleby settles into his position with apparent ease. ... Little did he know that Bartleby was actually ling in the building. ... The narrator's final statement is "Ah Bartleby! ... Bartleby was one who was different. ... They said goodbye to everyone except for Bartleby. ...

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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. ...

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Office Space and Bartleby To compare the works of Office Space and Bartleby you find major parallels and similarities. ... Bartleby and Peter are considerably similar in many ways. ... Now swing back to Bartleby and you can see the parallel between these two characters. ... As the two stories progress, Peter and Bartleby start facing changes that are rather big. ... That concluded the comparison of Office Space and Bartleby. ...

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The quotation says that isolating oneself can be dangerous, as in the case of Bartleby, a character in Herman Melville's novella Bartleby. ... The motif of the story is the isolation of Bartleby from society. ... The narrator would normally befriend Bartleby or any other   "sucker," but Bartleby has given him a conscience. ... In the end, the narrator tries to save Bartleby from his doing, Bartleby's undoing, Bartleby's isolation.                 ... Even though the narrator isolated Bartleby, Bartleby brought the isolation upon hims...

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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. ... The narrator says "For the most part I regarded Bartleby and his ways. ... It seems as though the narrator is making excuses for why Bartleby is they way he is. ... The narrator acts like he is the only person who can deal with Bartleby's ways and keeping him around is what is best for both Bartleby and the office. ...

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