Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Wall Street Story

by Mary Duffy (Editor), Marciano Guerrero (Editor)

Overview

Bartleby, The Scrivener is a complex story that can be read in many ways. Some readers think the narrator is a kind-hearted person who tries to help Bartleby, while others think he is heartless and cold. Even though the story can be read in different ways, one thing is clear: the story is a comment on how modern business makes people less human.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798369243183
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/02/2023
Pages:	92
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.19(d)

About the Author

Herman Melville (born August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia ; and Billy Budd, Sailor , a posthumously published novella .