Melville's "Bartleby The Scrivener": Introduction Of Character
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In the first three paragraphs of “Bartleby the Scrivener,” Melville
introduces a character who will be played upon and defined throughout his
text. This introduction is crucial to the story and the fact that the
lawyer introduces himself greatly increases its effectiveness. The lawyer
begins ....
Middle of paper
.... this text, the author has chosen to allow the character to
introduce himself so that it may ease the transition to the reader's
acceptance of the lawyer's thoughts and opinions. Although the author
could have simply related facts about the lawyer, the reader is able to
obtain much more from the lawyer's first person point of view.
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Page count: 1 (approximately 250 words per page)
