Some suggest that Bartleby the Scrivener is Mellville’s resp…
Some suggest that Bartleby the Scrivener is Mellville’s response to those who wanted him to keep writing sea-faring adventures when he was creating deeper, more philosophical works like Moby Dick. Make the case for why Bartleby slowly refuses to work, to move, and eventually to live. Is this an instance of Mellville writing as a form of protest or is Bartleby a nihilist who eventually abandons life having any senses of worth? (2 paragraphs)
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