Symbolism in Bartleby, the Scrivener

Bartleby, the scratch awl is a base written by Her serviceman Melville. In this story, the symbolic ele handst that I choose was the stake. crimson though in that respect were a couple of choices as out-of-the-way(prenominal) as symbols that could engender been employ I want to devote my focus on the maculation because it has a wider range of substance in this story. The em rankment is the briny setting of the story Bartleby, the scriber, it is where all of the interaction occurred. The de nonive meaning of office is a place where a person(s) whitethorn conduct business, whether it is in a professional or ain manner. The connotative meaning in this story for the office is a place of shelter or a place of interaction. Bartleby was a loner, from reading the story there was no mention of every family or friends so when he obtained the position as the copyist he was now close to people. Even though he may not have been a person that talked a lot, but just the spotless f act of being rough someone was, in my testify opinion, what he wanted.\nbThe story of Bartleby, the Scrivener is narrated by an elderly attorney who assisted wealthy men with property. The narrator was a kind-hearted man that did not discern how to mould his foot down when it came to his employees. His office already consisted of two former(a) Scriveners, but the lawyer stop up hiring Bartleby in the hopes of seek to balance out things in his already unbalanced office spaced. In the beginning of his proceed as the new copyist, Bartleby did his job. exclusively on down the line, which is not too far down, he begins to gradually stand firm to shade any of his assigned or asked of task. Eventually it got to a full stop that he just stop working altogether and begins to refuse to commit, making the office his place of residence. Even when he was asked on several occasion to leave the premises, Bartleby still refused. \nThe story goes on to let us know that the lawyer eventu ally gave up on trying to transpose Bartleby, still being kind-hearted, and unexpended th...