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Bartleby, the Scrivener is a sad tale of a man bereft of all hope. ... The narrator goes out of his way to make Bartleby comfortable, out of bounds of a modern day employer. ... Yet, as we progress through the story, nothing seems out of place for the narrator, the lengths to which he goes for Bartleby do not seem odd to him. ...
The narrator, never named, begins by giving a description of his office before Bartleby came to work for him. ... It is into this rather cozy and intimate setting that Bartleby is thrust. ... This, coupled with the fact that Bartleby most likely has just gotten into town after his journey from Washington, and the feeling of ‘otherness’ and abandonment grows. It is understandable then that Bartleby would rarely speak and even more rarely leave the office, the only place he knows in the whole of the city, and probably the only place he feels even remotely welcome. This also explains why Bartleby would be so attached to that place, and also the narrator, who is the only person in the city to whom he feels any attachment, and any relief from his grief.
Approximate Word count = 961
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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