![]() His attitude towards life is simple: he believes the easiest way of life is the best one, seeing work as a central component of this life. He is about sixty years old, holds the office of Master of Chancery, and is well known in the Wall Street community. The Lawyer: The lawyer is the narrator of this story. Some have pointed to his previous work at a dead-letter office, a postal office location that disposes letters addressed to deceased people or people who have disappeared, as the source of his depression. The cause behind Bartleby’s non-conformity, isolation, and inability to work have been widely addressed by critics and readers since the story’s publication in 1853. The lawyer becomes increasingly frustrated with Bartleby’s refusal, becoming almost pathologically obsessed with what he interprets as Bartleby’s apathy. While initially a prolific worker, Bartleby slowly begins to resist direct instruction, repeating the phrase “I prefer not to” when asked to do something. Bartleby: The lawyer hires Bartleby to be a scrivener, a scribe who copies court and legal documents, for his law firm. ![]()
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