Bartleby And A Gathering Of Old Men
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In life there are many types of people. Some people live life to the fullest while others end up making their lives miserable by refusing to fit into society. Most of the time society has an affect on people's relationships, many human beings have relationships where they fall in love or form st ....
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.... of his duties. For example, when his boss asks him to examine some copies of financial accounts, Bartleby not only refuses to comply but will not explain his reasons:
"What is wanted?" said he (Bartleby) mildly.
"The copies, the copies," said I hurriedly.
"We are going to examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate.
"I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen.
"Why do you refuse?"
"I would prefer not to"(20).
Bartleby's actions show t ....
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