Revised Thesis
Here is my revised version of our thesis, I really don't know if this is right cause that reading didn't help much and I'm still a little confused but here it is:
In the story, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" Bartleby's death is easily seen through the narrator's use of inanimate objects and references to death throughout the text.
Comments
Yes, the narrator's descriptions of Bartleby undoubtedly use inanimate/dead objects to foreshadow his eventual death, so what does that tell you about the narrator. Maybe we can read the story as an attempt by the narrator to elicit our forgiveness for what he sees as a profound failure of compassion. Maybe he is guilty that his own desire to have an easy life may have caused another person's death. The point is, the foreshadowing has to say something about the narrator, work, life, boredom, the failings of charity, etc.
Posted by: Michael Coleman | February 1, 2008 2:42 PM
The narrator comes off as being pompous and arrogant and at times devoid of any real sincerity in his concerns for Bartleby, but really he is masking his own insecurities and guilt for Bartleby’s death.
Posted by: Jenna Nelson | February 4, 2008 1:12 PM
The narrator is a hypocrate because his morals conflict with his actions of refusing to deal with problems.
Posted by: Jason Klemp | February 5, 2008 3:05 PM
The narrator unveils his inner self struggles through he use
of arrogant remarks because he selfishly is fighting with himself over the his own conviction of Bartleby's death.
Posted by: Christy Corso | February 5, 2008 4:33 PM
The narrator disguises himself as a overly confident and self- pitying man through out the story, but underneath this disguise the narrator is trying to hide his insecurities and guilt.
Posted by: Lauren Horman | February 5, 2008 4:45 PM
The narrator is dealing with inner-conflict. He is torn between his Christian morals/beliefs and his desire to convey himself as innocent.
Posted by: Denise Nelson | February 5, 2008 11:09 PM