Bartleby
... Bartleby does not seem to think so and if he does, than he certainly has no desire to. “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is a story that represents an era. ... The narrator of the story is the Lawyer, the Master of Chancery, whom employs the main character, Bartleby. Bartleby is the one character within his office that he cannot understand; his obscure behavior is the ongoing dilemma throughout. ... In this case it is obviously not for Bartleby. ... The characters in “Bartleby” all fit in the latter. ... Although by the end of the story it felt like the story was really about the lawyer and his life, rather than about Bartleby. ... Simply, the fact that Bartleby can go for so long without getting fired, especially working for a lawyer.