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Essay Archive - Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener": Introduction of Character
Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener": Introduction of Character
In the first three paragraphs of “Bartleby the Scrivener,” Melville
introduces a character who will be played upon and defined throughout his text.
This introduction is crucial to the story and the fact that the lawyer
introduces himself greatly increases its effectiveness. The lawyer begins with
the words, “I am a rather elderly man.” This first “I” begins a long,
autobiographical narrative in which the lawyer reveals much of himself to the
reader. Because the story is centered on t....
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