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What do you think the narrator means in these final lines? What is being said about Bartleby and humanity in this story?

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Essay-Help

In Bartleby the Scrivener, the narrator seeks to find meaning in a minimally responsive employee who continues to repeat a single phrase. At the end, the narrator ends with the lines Ah, Bartleby! Ah Humanity!. In some ways this story offers an exploration of character. Consider as well what happens with language in this story. […]

Compare the character of Bartleby with Hugh Wolfe from “Life in the Iron Mills.

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Essay-Help

Compare the character of Bartleby with Hugh Wolfe from “Life in the Iron Mills.” Consider any or all of the following points of comparison: What their goals are, what they are “rebelling” against and how, the importance of their relationships with other people, and/or why they make the choices they do. Include well-chosen quotes that […]