What are your views on Herman Melville's story, "Bartleby the Scrivener"? I'm just curious to see if my reaction to it was similar to anyone else's....
Thanks :)
2007-11-13 05:48:27 · 3 answers · asked by listenstolongview 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Bartleby is a classic example of a passive-agressive, being pretty militant about his "I choose not to" stance, but not having the spine to actually choose something else.
EDIT - Yup, he said "prefer," not choose. Minor oops on my part; it's been a long time since I read the story. :-)
2007-11-13 05:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greatest story ever told. Love the vocab as well.
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2007-11-13 06:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I would prefer not to" respond. :) Sorry couldn't resist!
2007-11-13 05:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by heyboss_1888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋