Bartelby the scrivener
Herman Melville, an American novelist and major literary figure explored psychological themes in many of his works. Through his writing, Melville recreated a part of life that existed then, and is prevalent in our society today. Low self esteem along with self-perception and how others perceive us can be a factor leading to depression. Depression, if left untreated can become so severe that it is possible to cause someone to lose the will to live. I will clarify this illness and it’s ill effects in the story “Bartleby the Scrivener”, by Herman Melville. Bartleby, the main character in this story, starts out a worker in the dead letter office in Washington. Exposing someone to a depressed situation can have an effect on one’s mental health. He later becomes a scrivener on Wall Street. When first hired Bartleby is a very consistent employee. “I can see that figure now- pallidly neat, pitiably respectful, incurably forlorn, it was Bartleby.” Circumstances as well as fate have a varying effect on every human being
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Approximate Word count = 691
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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