As with the character of Bartleby, the reader is told little to nothing about The Lawyer’s personal life or family history, leaving the reader open to put themselves in The Lawyer’s shoes.
(full context) Once he’s alone in the office, The Lawyer determines that Bartleby must be eating , dressing, and even sleeping in the office.
A few days later, with the other employees absent, The Lawyer asks Bartleby to carry letters to the Post Office, but Bartleby declines, forcing The Lawyer ... (full context) Six days later, Bartleby remains in the office. The Lawyer offers Bartleby the 20-dollar bonus and tells him he must go.
Next, The Lawyer details his employee Nippers, who is also a scrivener. Nippers is about twenty-five years old,... (full context) However, despite these issues, The Lawyer considers Nippers a useful employee as a scrivener, as he is a good dresser, which... (full context)
(full context) That day, The Lawyer heads to the prison to attest to the fact that Bartleby is an honest, but... (full context) On his way out, a man (The Grubman) stops The Lawyer and asks if Bartleby is his friend.
As when he debates about whether to keep Bartleby employed, he often exhibits a tension between capitalistic pressure and Christian charitable morality , a tension many Americans were facing in the urbanizing economic boom of the mid-1800’s.
due to the fact that I have not read this book i would not be able to accurately answer this question however, I can offer a suggestion and that would be B.
A. The lawyer assumes that Gillian spent his $1,000 inheritance in his typically carefree manner and thus has forfeited the greater inheritance.
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