Bartleby

According to Mahatma Gandhi, “Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind .It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” Gandhi is a successful leader who led to the independence of India from British colonial rule and his none-violent philosophical thought had an eminent effect. The commonality betweenBartleby, the inscrutable character Herman Melville depicted In “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street”. and Gandhi is they both reach a certain degree of success through passive resistance. The difference is Bartleby does not end well, he died as the consequence of resistance. Nevertheless, the dignity, individuality and power he shows through occupying space and resistance to submit to his employer is indelible. Bartleby keeps his own free will till the end which is a big step to success. In order to keep his free will, He refuses to perform the work which the lawyer assign to him, eventhough people surround him regard him as a deranged, eccentric, unaccountable man. And keep judging him, denouncing him, and getting furious about him. Bartleby is different from the other employees in the text, people who repeating the same meaningless, mind numbing work in their daily routine, shows the humble submission to authority and satisfied by their current situation. He knows what he wants and what he is seeking for -- free will against the authority. Bartleby’s rebellion make him unbounded from authority. He remains an industrious worker when he first came to the office. But then he finds out the dehumanizing nature of his work, feels manapulated by the authority, feel pointless of being an industrious worker. Thus, instead of the humble subbordination, he begins to take action and try to make some changes. However, they other people doing nothing but to reproach him. What Nippers says:"I think I should kick him out of the office."(14) and Trukey says:"I think I'll just step behind his screen and