Why does bartleby refuse the aid of the lawyer?

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28 July 2009

Why Does Bartleby Refuse the Aid of the Lawyer

Introduction

Herman Melville 's Bartleby the Scrivener is a confusing work of literature . Some researchers think that in the story Melville described himself . Some others think that this is because of madness that Bartleby behaves so weird and finally , dies . In reality , Bartleby refuses to check some copies , but that cannot mean he is mad . On the contrary , he chooses this himself . He chooses how to live his life and

how to behave Many people think his life is utopian . Many people also cannot understand why he behaves this way . Melville tries to prove that Bartleby has his principles and cannot betray them . That is why he refuses to accept aid from the Lawyer because he thinks that this aid will destroy his principles and his life

Of course , every person has his principles , and that does not mean that every person is mad . On the contrary , people who have their principles cannot be mad . They are reasonable and conscious , even when their ideas seem to be utopian . The utopian spirit as we have been discussing it is revealed through the written words of men who were critical of the world they lived in and dreamers of a better world (Anonymous . And Bartleby , too , sees the world with a critical eye . On the one hand , he does not want to accept this world as he sees it . On the other hand...