Sunday, January 4, 2009

The Boss and Bartleby

Why doesn't the narrator throw Bartleby out as the later occupants of his offices finally do? Why does Bartleby's passivity have such an effect of him? Why is the boss so sympathetic towards Bartleby?

Bartleby theScrivener

Does Bartleby represent a force beyond himself as an individual? Is he symbolically significant? How? Why? What does the narrator learn from him?

Monday, December 15, 2008