Analysis Of Bartleby The Scrivener

In the story, "Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of Wall Street" Herman Melville mentions the "narrative" a law office runner in Wall Street New York. He is a little observer of this story, because he perceives details of his office clerk and mentions their characters in minor details, especially Bartleby a new scrivener to his office. Barkley is looking unhealthy young man. He is a quiet and hardworking person among other clerk at the lawyer's office. In the beginning few days of his work, Bartleby work very hard and the lawyer feels very pleased with his work. However, a few days later, when lawyers ask him to check his own copy, but he refuses and say, “I prefer not to”. It makes lawyer very annoyed, but at the same time he feels sympathy
Nevertheless, from Bartleby, he was trained to live a meaningful life. I believe, the protagonist has met this obstacle, because after having all these unexpected experiences, he gains knowledge of society, life, faith, and humanity. The reason is, things in the society: different kinds of people, often struggle for hunger of money and contrast luxurious life status, which the protagonist greatly values become less momentous to him, after he meets Bartleby. Resulting from, Bartleby the antagonist reflects protagonist many things and educate his meaning of life. First, when lawyer introduces his office to the poor strivers and he mentions "my employees, my business, my chambers and general surroundings" (Melville, 150). This shows, he is a wealthy person and very much attached to his property, which he reviews the most important of his life. However, Bartleby's poverty: always eats Ginger Nut for his three meals made him sympathize and show him a genuine poverty. It makes him realize wealth is nothing if he does not take it for meaningful progress. Secondly, when the protagonist notice antagonist, making home of his office reflects his own weakness. It makes him feel deeply sad, because he saw himself from Bartleby’s living, even he has more of everything, but for bing a same human they are suffering the same condition, because It
Then the rising action takes place, when he explains about Bartleby and his complex and funny Characters makes protagonist irritate and tries to get rid of Bartleby. Climax is appears, when a lawyer has changed his mind: he feels pity on that poor scriveners and try to solve his problems. Falling action takes place, when Bartleby is dead and his background story: he used to work in a dead letter in D.C. The resolution of the story is, when Protagonist knows something about Bartleby and the humanity, that is the last words that he