Realism
Prompt ….. Mortified as I was at his behavior, and resolved as I had been to dismiss him when I entered my offices, nevertheless I strangely felt something superstitious knocking at my heart, and forbidding me to carry out my purpose, and denouncing me for a villain if I dared to breathe one bitter word against this forlornest of mankind” (16). Questions that need to be answered …. In Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” what accounts for the narrator’s oddly indulgent attitude toward the titular character? Why not immediately fire and forget the rebellious employee? In our discussions so far, we’ve mentioned compassion, fascination, self-interest, and even admiration as potential motivators. Are any of these sufficient, or does the text suggest more complex reasons? Why, in your reading, is the scrivener allotted such extraordinary consideration? [unique_solution]Prompt ….. Mortified as I was at his behavior, and resolved as I had been to dismiss him when I entered my offices, nevertheless I strangely felt something superstitious knocking at my heart, and forbidding me to carry out my purpose, and denouncing me for a villain if I dared to breathe one bitter word against this forlornest of mankind” (16). Questions that need to be answered …. In Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” what accounts for the narrator’s oddly indulgent attitude toward the titular character? Why not immediately fire and forget the rebellious employee? In our discussions so far, we’ve mentioned compassion, fascination, self-interest, and even admiration as potential motivators. Are any of these sufficient, or does the text suggest more complex reasons? Why, in your reading, is the scrivener allotted such extraordinary consideration?