Essay
...ows his lack of involvement. In the story, the narrator tells the reader what he did to Bartleby to isolate him from the world. He says, “ I placed his desk close up to a small side-window in that part of the room, a window which originally had afforded a lateral view of certain grimy back-yards, and bricks, but which, owing to subsequent ereactions, commanded at present, no view at all, through it gave some light. Within three feet of the panes was a wall, and the light came down form far above between two lofty buildings, as from a very small opening in dome. Still further to satisfactory arrangement, I procured a green folding-screen, which might entirely isolate Bartleby from my sight, though, not remove him from my voice” (Melville 1119). Bartleby’s environment cuts him off from the world and alienate himself from others member of the staff. Day passes, he stares at the wall and refuses to do any work or leave the building. Bartleby believes the world is meaningless.Even though the narrator isolated Bartleby, however, Bartleby bro...